LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday at the outer section of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia to protest against soaring costs of living, a day before President George Weah’s return from a 48-day trip abroad. The protest was organised by the Coalition of Collaborating Parties – an opposition alliance…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of Autopilot faction of ESN, Simon Ekpa has been arrested earlier today by international Police popularly called “Interpol”. Finland based Simon Ekpa is a self-acclaimed member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) He was alleged to have declared five-day sit-at-home order that has led to the killing of many…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The Federal Government has signed a $10 billion development and Engineering, Procurement and Constructive (EPC) implementation framework agreement with a US firm: Sun Africa LLC. This agreement was signed on Wednesday at the US-Africa Business Forum (USABF) in Washington D.C. with the largest US renewable energy company operating in Africa. The pact,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 12-year-old chess prodigy from Nigeria was granted asylum in America after racking up trophies while homeless in New York City. The family of chess master Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi was officially given safe haven in the U.S. after fleeing Nigeria in 2017, The Washington Post reports. “It feels amazing, because it’s been…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian National identified as Bethel Ikenna Chimezie, was shot after he unleashed a violent attack on policemen guarding the official residence of the President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali. According to the police, at about 7:30 AM on Thursday morning, the 35-year-old suspect, who works at a at a cleaning service,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lambeth Police has confirmed that many people were seriously injured and some have been hospitalised after a large crowd tried to get into a concert in London last night without tickets to watch Nigerian singer Asake perform. Police were called to the Brixton O2 Academy at 9.35 pm on Thursday following reports…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A landslide Friday at a tourist campground in Malaysia left 16 people dead and authorities said 17 others were feared buried at the site on an organic farm outside the capital of Kuala Lumpur. An estimated 94 Malaysians were believed to have been at the campsite in Batang Kali in central Selangor…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Charity Commission has granted consent for the University of Cambridge to return 116 artefacts to Nigeria. The objects, known as the Benin Bronzes, were taken by British armed forces during the sacking of Benin City in 1897, the university said. The legal ownership of the items will be transferred to the…