LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A light aircraft piloted by Romanian billionaire, Dan Petrescu, crashed into an empty office building near Milan on Sunday, killing him, his wife and their son, and all five others aboard, Italian media reported. The single-engine Pilatus PC-12 had taken off from Milan’s Linate airport shortly after 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) headed…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The blast was near the entrance of the Eidgah mosque in Kabul, Mujahid said. The details behind the explosion were not immediately clear and Mujahid did not say exactly how many had died or were injured. The blast occurred on the main road just outside the Eidgah mosque where a prayer ceremony…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Algeria has refused permission for France to fly military planes in its airspace and announced the recall of its ambassador from Paris in the wake of what it said were “inadmissible” comments attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron. This weekend’s sharp escalation in tensions also follows a French decision to slash the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A helicopter and a single-engine plane collided in midair Friday near a suburban Phoenix airport, sending the helicopter crashing into a field and killing both people on board. The plane landed safely, and the flight instructor and a student inside were not hurt. The collision happened in the city of Chandler near…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A French court Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on former president Nicolas Sarkozy after finding him guilty of illegal campaign financing for massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign. Sarkozy’s lawyer said he would appeal. The verdict came six months after he was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial. The court will allow…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the Fuel scarcity in the United Kingdom about six Nigerians have been arrested for hoarding Fuel in Jerry cans and selling at an outrageous prices. According to the UK police spokesma Greg Smith, some of the Nigerians arrested include Kenneth Obiora (M), chukwuma Ahamba (M), Gift Nwankwo (F), Kelechi Amadi (M),…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The junta which seized power in the West African state of Guinea has unveiled a “transitional charter” that it says will steer the country back to civilian rule. The document, read out on national television late Monday, sets down a series of tasks, including the drafting of a new constitution and holding…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States government has gathered over 2,700 electronic files as part of evidence for trial in the $1.1million fraud case involving a top Nigerian police officer, Abba Kyari, a court filing has shown. Other sets of investigative reports and “new discoveries” including documents obtained from foreign law enforcement agencies with over…