LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sebastián Piñera, the former president of Chile, died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday. He was 74. His death was confirmed by Chile Interior Minister Carolina Tohá, who said in a statement that the helicopter was carrying four people in the Los Ríos region of southern Chile when it crashed. The three…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mystery gastrointestinal illness is spreading aboard a Hawaii-bound cruise ship, sickening at least 154 people as of Saturday, officials said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in the midst of investigating the massive outbreak on the Queen Victoria, operated by Cunard Cruise Line, a British shipping and cruise line…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Violent protests in Senegal against the postponement of presidential elections have spread across the country, with the first fatality reported. A student died in clashes with police on Friday in the northern city of Saint-Louis, an opposition leader and a local hospital source said. In the capital Dakar, security forces fired tear…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, was among the six people on board when the aircraft went…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As West African ministers gathered in Nigeria’s capital for yet another emergency meeting, they must have been wondering what further shocks could befall their region – its stability and political cohesion already tested to breaking-point. The session of the mediation and security council of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Nigerians celebrating their football team’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the Super Eagles fans taunt their rivals by pouring liquid over their bodies while singing the hit Water by South African singer Tyla. On Sunday,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries’ self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on Jan. 28 they were…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been removed from his position, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Thursday. Later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had appointed Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army. “Starting today, a new management team will take over the leadership of the…