LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has been engaging with stakeholders in Gabon to understand their assessment of the current political situation in the country. The Secretary-General, on a three-day fact-finding mission, met with General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the transitional president, who provided his overview of the political…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The details of the young Nigerian lady who died aboard an Egypt Air flight on her way to London, United Kingdom, have emerged. Naija News reports that the lady, identified as Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, left Nigeria for London aboard Egypt Air MS 876 flight to Cairo on Monday through the Murtala Muhammad…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A small corporate plane crashed Friday evening in Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village, authorities said. The crash took place about 3 miles west of O’Hare International Airport, according to a statement the Chicago Fire Department posted on social media. The plane’s pilot was the only person on board during the flight….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three soldiers in Burkina Faso have been arrested and charged with plotting against the ruling junta, the country’s military prosecutor said on Friday. Investigators last month received a tipoff about “soldiers and former soldiers working in intelligence” who were scouting out the homes and other locations used by key figures in the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nearly 300 people were killed after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco Friday night, according to a preliminary government count, with Marrakesh residents reporting “unbearable” screams followed the 6.8-magnitude quake. “According to a provisional report, the earthquake killed 296 people in the provinces and municipalities of Al-Haouz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant,”…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A crazed man yelling “Allahu Akbar” tried to open a door in the middle of a flight from Israel to England Monday — before a brave passenger stepped up and tackled him. Victor Troboloni, an Albanian who was on his way to visit his ailing mother in London, grabbed the hulking, unidentified…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young Nigerian lady (name withheld) has died aboard Egypt Air flight on her way to London, United Kingdom. The lady was said to have left Nigeria for London onboard Egypt Air MS 876 flight to Cairo on Monday through the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos when she died on board….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says. They also reportedly attacked an army camp, killing 15 soldiers, while around 50 militants are said to have died. The government has declared three days of national mourning. The Islamist threat has been…