LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH(NEWSRANGERS)-President Joe Biden said Monday he would not consider backing a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war until all hostages kidnapped by Hamas are released. “We should have those hostages released and then we can talk,” Biden told reporters when asked about the potential for a ceasefire in exchange for Hamas releasing approximately 200…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has congratulated a Nigerian, Uzoma Asagwara, on her swearing-in as a Health minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Asagwara also doubles as the Deputy Premier of the province. In a series of tweets shared on Sunday via…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Israeli diplomats, including Ambassador to Türkiye Irit Lillian, left Türkiye after Tel Aviv recalled them due to alleged security concerns as the country wages ruthless attacks against Palestinians in Gaza with Western support and global outrage. All Israeli diplomats left the country on Friday, Ihlas News Agency (IHA) reported, adding that Tel…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz had to abandon his plane and seek safety on Wednesday 18 October when he received an alert about a missile attack at Tel Aviv Airport shortly before his departure. Reports indicate that passengers at the airport were instructed to lie down on the runway. Journalists present also had…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has dragged the allegations of certificate forgery against President Bola Tinubu to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The pro-democracy group in a letter to ECOWA urged the regional body to probe the allegations, especially as they bother on the President’s certificates from the Chicago…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s junta said on Thursday that it had thwarted an escape attempt by ousted President Mohamed Bozoum who has been imprisoned by the military since a July 26 coup despite international calls for his release. The interim authorities said that Bazoum and his family, with the help of accomplices in the security…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The USS Carney, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer in the northern Red Sea, on Thursday shot down multiple missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen that the Pentagon said were potentially headed toward targets in Israel. It is the first time in recent memory that a U.S. Navy ship in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Stopping to refill the tank or charge up on a long road trip is a constant and inevitable frustration – but these engineering students might have done away with stops for good. Their two-seater vehicle, Stella Terra, has just completed a 620-mile (1,000km) test drive across Morocco and the Sahara desert without…
