LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of people have been shot dead at a mosque on the same day that a church was attacked, say the authorities in Burkina Faso. It was during early-morning prayers that the gunmen surrounded the mosque in Natiaboani town. “The victims were all Muslims, most of them men,” a local resident told…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A church official indicated…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation, leading to widespread hardship and anger. The trade union umbrella group, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has organised nationwide protests on Tuesday, calling for more action from the government. A litre of petrol costs more than three times what it did…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A ‘gifted’ and ‘gentle’ sixth former at a leading private school killed himself after being blackmailed over nude photographs. Keen footballer and rugby player Dinal De Alwis, 16, had earned a clean sheet of A* GCSEs and just started sixth form with hopes of studying at Cambridge, when he was contacted on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An active member of the United States military has set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, according to officials, in an apparent act of protest against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. Aaron Bushnell, 25, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday with “critical life-threatening injuries”, according to the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In anticipation of the upcoming organized labor protest set to commence on Tuesday, the ‘Take It Back Movement’, a human rights group, has initiated a nationwide demonstration in Lagos State to address the prevailing economic hardships in the country. This action occurs despite the caution issued by Lagos State Commissioner of Police,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The High Commission announced via its X account, (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the suspension was still in place. The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has said that the closure of its office in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to the public will remain till further notice. The High Commission announced via its X…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bill to grant independence to any section of Nigeria that seeks self-determination is among 40 others that have been submitted for alterations for the review of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria. The house review committee will to be inaugurated im February 26 in Abuja. Also received is a bill for the…
