LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Music legend Michael Jackson was 50 when he died from complications of a drug overdose in 2009, leaving behind his three young children. Prince, Paris and Blanket (who later changed his name to Bigi) moved in with their dad’s mother, Katherine Jackson, who became their legal guardian. As she raised the trio,…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, also known as Odumeje, said he has returned to Nigeria to stop the appreciation of the dollar against the Nigerian currency. Odumeje, in a video recorded at the airport while returning from London, boasted: “This is Indaboski Bahose. The…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso has temporarily suspended the programs of Voice of America and BBC/Africa following the broadcast of news stories about a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of abuses against civilian populations. The Superior Council of Communication Thursday ordered the immediate halt of the rebroadcasts and suspension of the programs…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska. As of Friday night, there were several reports of injuries but no immediate deaths reported. Tornado warnings continued to be issued into the night…
LAGOS APRIL 22MD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest chess marathon after playing for an extraordinary 60 hours nonstop under the bright lights of New York City’s Times Square. The Guinness World Record organization has not yet confirmed Onakoya’s attempt, which can sometimes take weeks,…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Long-distance aircraft fired missiles that struck Iranian Air Force assets at Isfahan in central Iran early Friday morning, the Jerusalem Post has confirmed. Meanwhile, two Israeli defense officials and three Iranian officials confirmed to The New York Times that Israel was involved. The report came shortly after local sources reported explosions in…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, was, Wednesday, arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for alleged spraying and tampering with naira notes at social events. Cubana chief priest, who pleaded not guilty to the charge was, however, admitted to bail in the sum of…
