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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A major technology outage grounded flights, hampered public transit systems and disrupted operations at banks and hospitals around the globe Friday in an incident a cybersecurity firm blamed on a faulty system update. CrowdStrike, a U.S. firm that advertises being used by over half of Fortune 500 companies, said one of its…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The United Arab Emirates has denied approving $10k bank balance, and N640k fee requirements for Nigerians applying for visas into the country, reports The Cable. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Monday, that the UAE authorities agreed to vacate travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians. Idris further revealed…
