LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 11 people were killed and 31 rescued when a boat full of passengers capsized north of Puerto Rico Thursday, officials said. Eight Haitians were among those saved and hospitalized during a “mass rescue effort” led by the US Coast Guard. It was unclear how many people were on the capsized…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death has been confirmed of the last major Rwandan fugitive indicted by a war crimes court for his role in the 1994 genocide. Protais Mpiranya was head of the presidential guard and was accused of ordering the murder of the then-Prime Minister, Agathe Uwilingiyimana. His officers also murdered the 10 Belgian…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In recent weeks, protests have erupted in the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka as the country’s economy remains on the brink of collapse. A lack of foreign reserves and the crippling national debt have caused fuel and food shortages, which in turn has led to demonstrations by frustrated residents. More than…
LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Palestinian American journalist was killed on Wednesday while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank — and news network Al Jazeera claims the reporter was shot dead by Israeli forces. Shireen Abu Akleh, a 51-year-old U.S. citizen who was working for the Qatar-based news outlet’s Arabic language channel, was…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Arooza was furious and afraid, keeping her eyes open for Taliban on patrol as she and a friend shopped Sunday in Kabul’s Macroyan neighborhood. The math teacher was fearful her large shawl, wrapped tight around her head, and sweeping pale brown coat would not satisfy the latest decree by the country’s religiously…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom is set to begin issuance of a new visa that allows holders of first degrees, masters, and doctorates to travel to the country and work in fields such as science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship by May 30. The visa – high potential individual visa, allows applicants to relocate to…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thirty Nigerian nationals were reportedly arrested in Saudi Arabia for allegedly displaying campaign posters of presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the holy mosque, Kaaba, Saudi Arabia. According to SaharaReporters, the Nigerians, while on lesser Hajj, Umrah, were reportedly arrested by the Saudi police at the holy…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Somali Islamist militant group, al-Shabab has said in a statement that it had killed more than 170 Burundian soldiers who were in Somalia as part of an African Union (AU) force. It has also said that it has taken complete control of the AU base where they were stationed, which is…