LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 37 people died after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam during a thunderstorm on Saturday, state media announced. Five people are reportedly still missing. The boat, called The Wonder Sea, was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members, all Vietnamese nationals. They had been on a sightseeing excursion of Ha…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Shoppers and traders in some Lagos markets have expressed frustration that the recent drop in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has not translated into any relief at the market, as the prices of staple food items remain significantly high. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last week announced that the country’s headline inflation…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State was involved in a minor road accident on Sunday evening while travelling along the Daura–Katsina Road. PUNCH Online gathered that the governor had earlier visited the residence of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, where he received condolence messages from mourners. His Chief Press…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials say a plane made an emergency landing on a golf course in upstate South Carolina on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Piper PA-46 made an emergency landing on the course at the Reserve at Lake Keowee around 11:50 a.m. Old Edwards Reserve at Lake Keowee said the plane was…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate, has revealed how he marked his 64th birthday in Rome, Italy, at the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs. In a heartfelt message shared on his Facebook handle, Peter Obi expressed gratitude for the outpouring of goodwill and birthday wishes from…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mike Tyson saw his unblemished professional record ruined by an underdog – but what happened to him after the shock triumph? Back in 1990, Mike Tyson was at his most dangerous, facing a routine fight to retain his WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight titles in Tokyo. Billed as ‘Tyson is back!’, the…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman identified as Benita Lurk Ikuenobe has been found dead in a suspected case of suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Prayer City. Naija News understands that the 41-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at the Prayer City camp located along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to Zagazola…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, ending seven years of evading the law. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA director of media and advocacy, in a statement on Sunday, said Chigozie was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine…