LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Russian submarine commander blamed for atrocities in Ukraine was gunned down on his morning jog in Krasnodar—and his killer likely knew just where to find him thanks to his habit of posting his running routes on a popular exercise app. Stanislav Rzhitsky, a commander of a submarine in Russia’s Black…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 300 people travelling in three boats from Senegal to Spain are missing, a Spanish aid group said Monday. Two boats departed from Mbour city on June 23 carrying about 100 people and a third left the southern town of Kafountine four days later with approximately 200 people, said Helena Maleno…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-UAE prosecutors have ordered the arrest of a man who filmed an “arrogant” social media video inside a luxury car showroom in the country. According to a report by state-run news agency WAM, the video insults and ridicules Emirati society and incites harmful public opinion of citizens. In the offending video an…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts, President Bola Tinubu emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seychelles has placed a ban on Nigerian passport holders applying for short-term visa or holiday purposes. A travel content creator, @munafromtravelletters, raised the alarm on Saturday evening with a screenshot of the rejection email. The screenshot reads “We regret to inform you that your application has been denied, as per immigration regulation,…
A Nigerian woman who is a pilgrim from Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Aishatu y’an Guru Nahuce, has returned the $80,000 about N61.5m she found to the owner in Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed via the Facebook page of Independent Hajj Reporters of Nigeria today Saturday, July 8, 2023. The post shared with…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-EasyJet left 19 passengers on the runway after their flight from Lanzarote to Liverpool became too heavy to take off, according to a report. In a rare incident, British airline EasyJet left 19 passengers on the runway as the flight reportedly became ‘too heavy’ to take off. According to the report, the…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After his successful participation at the summit on “A New Global Financing Pact” in Paris, France hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Bissau, capital of Republic of Guinea-Bissau, for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community…