LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have expressed concerns as the World Bank announced the approval of a new loan worth $2.25 billion for the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The World Bank tweeted on Thursday, June 13, that the loan had been approved and was meant to support President Bola Tinubu’s reforms in the country The…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The German police have issued a warning to English fans ahead of the Euros and encouraged them to smoke cannabis instead of drinking alcohol, according to reports. Mail Sport revealed earlier in the week that the German police force had demanded the VELTINS Arena serve Three Lions fans low-alcohol beer ahead of their…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Ghana state-owned electricity companies have announced an interruption in power supply over reduced gas supply in Nigeria. In a joint statement on June 13, the Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) said the gas supply shortage is expected to last for three weeks. “The Ghana Grid…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigeria tops the list for delegate registration at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, with a delegation count surpassing that of 186 other nations. The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) published list shows Nigeria’s delegation as the largest, with Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the minister of state for labour and productivity,…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Kenyan magistrate who was shot by a senior police officer earlier this week has died, according to the country’s chief justice. Justice Martha K Koome wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti had “lost the fight” against her “extensive injuries”. Ms Kivuti was shot by a policeman…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Multiple communities across South Florida — including the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas — flooded Wednesday amid bouts of torrential rain that prompted the state’s governor to declare an emergency and stranded drivers across the region. Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade, Collier and Hendry counties…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Hunter Biden, 54, became the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime Tuesday after a federal jury found him guilty of three counts related to lying about his drug use in order to buy a gun. The panel of six men and six women deliberated for three…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Austrian Airlines plane was badly damaged by hail when the airborne jet hit a “thunderstorm cell” Sunday, Austrian Airlines said. A storm cell is an air mass that contains up and down drafts, which can cause turbulence when a plane encounters one. The plane with 173 passengers and six crew onboard…
