LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Support for President Donald Trump’s impeachment remains at about 50% despite two weeks of testimony in public hearings that Democrats felt strongly bolstered their case, according to a CNN poll released Tuesday. Half of Americans said Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 43% said he should not, exactly the result…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-History of Africa returns for a highly anticipated second series, taking BBC World News presenter ZeinabBadawi on a prolific journey across the continent to uncover its rich and complex past. Elucidating key moments of African history, the series takes its cue from the pioneering General History of Africa, an ambitious UNESCO-endorsed project…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Take a look at the current exchange rate of the Naira compared to other African countries South Africa: Rand 1= 79 Naira Angola: 1 kwanza = 12 Naira Botswana: 1 Pula = 28 Naira Cape Verde: 1 Escudo = 8 Naira Algeria: 1 Dinar = 12 Naira Egypt: 1 Pound = 35…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over a year after he was first incarcerated for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand, the disgraced actor and comedian — who is serving three to 10 years — has given his first interview. In it, the 82-year-old maintained his innocence from his Pennsylvania correctional institution, Phoenix, which is located outside Philadelphia, and, because…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Michelle Obama has visited late Dora Akunyili’s daughter at work. The former US first lady visited Nigerian born Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Njideka, a visual artist sold a 2017 botanical painting — Bush Babies for $3.4m and evr since then, she has been rated among the best in America. The visit was announced…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s decolonisation is far from being complete as the United Kingdom holds onto an archipelago, a group of islands in the Indian ocean as its colony. And this is despite UN resolution asking the old colonialist to leave. The islands belong to Mauritius, but UK declined to let them go in 1965,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lebanese security forces briefly arrested five youths, including three minors, for allegedly pulling down a sign for the president’s political party, sparking outrage Sunday on social media. Defence lawyers said the five were taken into custody on Saturday evening in the town of Hammana east of Beirut over claims they tore down…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 27 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a rescue official said. The propeller plane, which was operated by local company Busy Bee, crashed shortly after…