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…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial bill that legalizes polygamy. But after this was done in Kenya, something dramatic happened next. The women association in Kenya took to the streets to celebrate President Kenyatta legalizing polygamy much to the surprise of many. Remember that the Kenyan women…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – The African Union confirmed Thursday that it expected to send a temporary deployment of 3,000 troops to West Africa’s Sahel region, where regional forces are struggling to respond to a nearly eight-year-old onslaught by armed Islamists. The decision was made at the AU summit earlier this month, Smail Chergui, head…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has described the founder of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Sir Fazle Hasan Ahmed, as one of those that renewed one’s hope in the goodness of humanity. Obi was reacting to the death of Sir Fazle,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran‘s deputy health minister has tested positive for the new coronavirus amid a major outbreak in the country which has seen 15 people die as a result. Iraj Harirchi coughed occasionally and appeared to be sweating during a news conference in Tehran on Monday with government spokesman Ali Rabiei. In a video…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- International soccer star Didier Drogba has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire, strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion in commitments to back tourism projects in the west African country. The breakthrough comes ahead of the UNWTO Forum for Africa, which will take place in Abidjan…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was on lockdown Monday after Haitian police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working conditions, sparking a gun battle that left two servicemen dead and a dozen wounded. The main roads through the city were blocked and smaller streets were deserted, leaving the capital cut off…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union is planning to tighten procedures for Nigerians to get a Schengen visa in response to the country failing to take back Nigerians staying illegally in Europe. The EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Virginie Battu-Henriksson, said, “What the EU can do since new rules on short-stay visas…
