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US Court Sentences Ghanaian Pastor To Life Imprisonment For Shooting Wife To Death

LAGOS JULT 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ghanaian pastor in the United States of America, Sylvester Ofori, who shot and killed his wife Barbara Tommey in 2020, has been sentenced to life in prison. Ofori was sentenced after a jury trial which began on Monday, July 22nd on charges of first-degree murder. The Ghanaian pleaded guilty to the […]

How Pilot Survived In Plane Crash That Killed 18 Passengers

LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The pilot who survived a deadly plane crash in Nepal was saved after his cockpit was sheared off by a freight container seconds before the rest of the aircraft crashed in flames. Captain Manish Ratna Shakya, the sole survivor of the disaster that killed 18 people at Kathmandu airport, is being […]

Commonwealth Scribe To Make First Official Visit To Pakistan

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, will pay her first official visit to Pakistan from 28 July to 2 August 2024 on the invitation of the Government of Pakistan. During her five-day visit, Secretary-General Scotland will meet with Pakistan’s leadership, members of the cabinet, youth leaders, civil society representatives […]

Incentive: Russia Lures New Recruits With A Record $22,000 Signing To Fight In Ukraine

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in the city of Moscow are offering a record signing-on bonus for new recruits to fight in Ukraine, in the latest sign of a scramble to boost Russian troop numbers. The financial sweetener comes as President Vladimir Putin struggles to recruit soldiers for his army as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine […]

Journalists In Kenya Protest Govt, Police Attacks On Media Freedoms

  LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of journalists joined marches in Kenya on Wednesday in protest at what they see as heavy-handed government tactics to stifle media freedoms, including police attacks on journalists during the demonstrations that have rocked the country for the past five weeks. The journalists — many wearing white — held placards reading […]

Biden Honours MFM Pastor Daniel Olukoya With U.S. ‘President’s Lifetime Achievement Award’  

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, has bestowed on the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (Worldwide), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, with the US President’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  Collins Edomaruse, the recipient’s media aide, said in a statement that Dr. Olukoya and his wife, Dr. […]

Landslides Kill 146 People In Ethiopia – Official

LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of people killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 146, local officials have said. Two incidents are thought to have occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning, after heavy rains in a remote mountainous area of the Gofa zone. The local authority said the search for […]

Kamala Harris Breaks Record As Campaign Raises Over $81m In 24 hours

LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign raised more than $81 million in the 24-hour period following President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside, the campaign said Monday. Democratic Party donors have contributed a record amount to US Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign in the 24 hours since Joe Biden exited the presidential race […]

Global Attendance Confirmed For Africa Social Impact Summit 2024

LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2024 is set to be a truly global event, with delegates registered from over 50 countries from across the world. This diverse representation underscores the summit’s worldwide appeal, as wee las its significance as the premier platform for sustainable development in Africa. The event will take […]

Biden Bows Out Of November Election, Endorses Kamala Harris

LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Biden’s decision to bow out of the November election leaves a path for Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him that would have seemed unlikely for most of the last three years, when she was seen as a drag on his reelection prospects as her approval numbers in polls lagged behind […]

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