LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Celebrations and events will be held around the world on Monday, 9 March to mark Commonwealth Day. This year’s event is centred around the theme ‘Delivering a Common Future’, highlighting how the 54 member countries in the Commonwealth family are ‘innovating, connecting and transforming’ to help achieve some of its biggest goals…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi officials have reportedly arrested two members of the royal family for allegedly plotting to oust King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Wall Street Journal said guards detained one of the king’s brothers, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al Saud, and one of his nephews, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Both…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A passenger had to be held down by flight crew and members of the public after trying to open an emergency exit door mid-flight. The flight from Chicago to Dallas made an emergency landing in St. Louis on Tuesday night and the man was arrested by police. Passengers on board the American Airlines…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Bishop Daniel Obinim, the founder and leader of International Godsway Ministries who is popularly referred to as Angel Obinim last Sunday has launched an Anointing Oil that is said to safeguard Ghana from the Coronavirus. In reference to the controversial Bishop, the widespread of the Coronavirus gives him sleepless nights as he…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Cipriano Cassamá, one of the two men who had been declared president of Guinea Bissau resigned his office on Sunday-after just one full day in office. He said “I have no security, my life is in danger, the life of my family is in danger, the life of this people is…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Tasnim news agency on Monday reported that Seyed Mohammad Mir-Mohammadi, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council, died of COVID-19. His death comes as other top Iranian officials have contracted the virus. The country has the highest death toll in the world, after China. Seyed Mohammad Mir-Mohammadi was…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A newly elected member of parliament in Iran, Mohammad Ali Dastak, has reportedly died from coronavirus (COVID-19). After testing positive to the virus a few days ago, Dastak, a veteran of the Iraq-Iran war, was confirmed dead by Iranian media on Saturday. The MP was elected into office during Iran’s 11th parliamentary…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar has become infected with the coronavirus, state news in Tehran reported Thursday, adding to the already mounting concern in the country as the virus continues to spread. Ebtekhar, who advises President Hassan Rouhani on family and women’s matters, was placed under quarantine. Iran has struggled to contain…