LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Prince’s Trust International, a non-profit organisation established by King Charles III of England, has been launched in Nigeria to address the urgent issue of youth unemployment on a global scale. The launch, which took place at a reception in Lagos on Wednesday, was attended by high-profile functionaries, including the Deputy British…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two firefighters have been killed while battling a massive blaze on a container ship docked at Port Newark, New Jersey. The fire broke out on the massive Grande Coaster Eadoirio around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and continued to burn early Thursday. The US Coast Guard said multiple vehicles caught fire on the ship….
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten members of a single family were swept away in a river surge in Malaysia, with seven bodies found just under 25 kilometers from where they had been swimming, a senior police official said Tuesday. The tragedy happened last Friday at the Jeram Mawar waterfall located deep in a forest in the…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia on Monday announced the execution of five people in the Eastern Province convicted over their part in an attack on a house of worship. The men, four Saudis and an Egyptian national, were tried over the incident that took place in Al-Ahsa governorate and left five people dead and several…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the stabbing death of an international student in Scarborough late last month, Toronto police say. According to a news release Saturday, a 25-year-old man from Toronto was charged with second-degree murder. That same day, police issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest. The victim was…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa previously witnessed one of its worst looting incidents in July 2021. Looters managed to get away with loads of items such as fridges, household items, furniture etc. Malls were also looted and one of the most expensive things to have been taken was the infamous blue couch. That looting incident…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu recognises that Nigeria is being looked upon for leadership, and he is prepared to step up to the challenge. Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President, Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, made this known to State House Correspondents on Saturday following the visit of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Mexican Navy seized a submersible in the Pacific Ocean with 3.5 tonnes of suspected cocaine as five people of different nationalities were arrested. According to the Navy, the vessel is 26 metres long, has two internal engines, an average speed of eight knots and a range of 20 days. Semar (Secretariat of…