LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-More than three times the permitted number of people attended a Hindu religious event in northern India that culminated in a stampede which killed at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, adding that most of the victims were women. About 250,000 people gathered for Tuesday’s event in the Hathras district of…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-A chilling discovery has been made in Kakpayili, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana, where the bodies of eight missing children have been found at the residence of a suspected ritualist. The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, is believed to have been involved in the kidnapping…
LAGOS JULY 2ND(NEWSRNAGERS)-The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him. In a highly anticipated 6-3 decision in Trump v. United States, the justices decided that Trump does not have the broad presidential immunity that he has…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavy rainfall and winds brought down a roof at the main airport in New Delhi on Friday, killing one person and shutting down a busy domestic terminal, while flooded streets and traffic snarls caused widespread disruption in the Indian capital. About 148.5 millimetres (5.85 inches) of rain fell over three hours on…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kenyan activists on Friday circulated calls for fresh protests, strikes and sit-ins demanding President William Ruto quit, after nationwide demonstrations forced him to U-turn on proposed tax hikes. Ruto withdrew the contested finance bill on Wednesday and said he would listen to young people, a day after parliament was briefly stormed and…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Biden beat back calls Friday from allies that he consider bowing out of his reelection bid, following up Thursday’s weak debate performance with a firmly voiced promise to defeat former President Trump. “I give you my word as a Biden: I would not be running again if I didn’t believe with…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate ahead of the November election, as his Republican rival countered Biden’s criticism by leaning into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Biden’s uneven performance,…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States. Anti-Hernandez protesters gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse ahead of sentencing brandishing placards decrying the former head of state’s…
