LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unidentified number of persons have been burnt to death in a tanker explosion in Rivers State, according tio a report just coming in from the state capital, Port Harcourt. “The victims were feared killed following the explosion of a tanker loaded with fuel at the Eleme section of the East-West Road…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in Tanzania have shut down five hydroelectric stations in a bid to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, the country’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, has said. Majaliwa said the main plant, Mwalimu Nyerere Hydroelectric Station, alone generated enough electricity to power major cities, including Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The General Overseer of the Omega Power Ministry, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has rejected a child abandoned at his residence, stating that his house is filled up. Apostle Chibuzor who is also a traditional ruler, disclosed this in a post on his Instagram account on Thursday, stating that the mother should collect the…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United Kingdom-based Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, has beaten his wife, Taiwo, to death with their son’s skateboard, Daily Mail reports. The couple, who had three children, arrived in the UK from Nigeria in 2022 and always clashed over alleged affairs and arguments about bills. According to the news platform, 48-year-old Abodunde had…
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…
