LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced “terror and mental anguish” before the disaster and accusing the sub’s operator of gross negligence. Paul-Henri Nargeolet was among five people who died when the Titan submersible imploded […]
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria, Australia, Indonesia and a number of other countries have warned their citizens about traveling to the UK, as a spate of anti-immigrant riots grips cities across Britain. The UK’s worst social unrest in years was sparked by the stabbing deaths of three young girls in Stockport, northwest England, last week. Since […]
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentinian football star Lionel Messi, sparking the ire of his country’s President Javier Milei. Campaigners from the group Futuro Vegetal released a video showing two members standing in front of the house near the cove of […]
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has broken its silence on the ongoing protests in Nigeria. In a statement released on Tuesday, the ECOWAS Commission urged protesters to heed the call for dialogue and peaceful resolution of their grievances. The body expressed deep concern over the violence, fatalities, and property […]
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Russian Embassy in Nigeria on Monday said Russia is not involved and does not coordinate the activities of those waving its flags during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. The #EndBadGovernance protests which began on 1 August, continued for the fifth day on Monday, with some demonstrators waving the Russian flag and […]
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 108 people Tuesday, with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris. The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, with blocked roads into the disaster area in Wayanad district complicating relief […]
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have broken their silence on the planned #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to hold across Nigeria from August 1 to 10, 2024. In separate travel advisories, the three countries over the weekend issued security alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the proposed […]
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A husband, wife and their daughter who performed together in American gospel group The Nelons have been killed in a plane crash along with four other people. Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark died alongside Amber Nelon Kistler on Friday when their aircraft came down over Wyoming on its way to a performance. […]
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed and a Russian helicopter was destroyed in an ambush by al-Qaeda-allied rebels in Mali. Nikita Fedyanin, the editor and owner of the Grey Zone Wagner Telegram channel and a leading Kremlin propagandist, was also killed in the attack in the Sahara Desert. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen […]
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police on Thursday, the latest group of migrants and homeless people to be driven out of the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The group of largely African […]