LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bear in a Russian circus turned on its trainer during a show this week and was subdued with a stun gun, adding to the argument that wild animals shouldn’t be used for entertainment. The 660-pound brown bear and handler Ruslan Solodyuk of the traveling Anshlag circus were doing a routine in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari and Russian President, Vladimir Putin Wednesday in Sochi, Russia, agreed to put Nigeria-Russia relations on a fast track, and pursue the completion of partially completed and abandoned projects initiated by both countries. At a bilateral meeting held on sidelines of ongoing Russia-Africa Summit, the two leaders agreed to start…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Half of Americans support impeaching Donald Trump and removing him from office, a poll has found. Although support for impeachment hit a new high in the CNN poll, the US president’s approval ratings for handling major issues have not significantly fallen. Of the national sample of 1,003 people, 57 per cent disapproved…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Province Brands of Canada, a leading researcher in cannabinoid science and the developer of first of their kind luxury beverages powered by cannabis, is proud to announce the world’s first beverages brewed from cannabis to Canada market. This is the second patent in progress for Province Brands of Canada. A statement made…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-GRAYS, England (Reuters) – British police found the bodies of 39 people inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria at an industrial estate to the east of London on Wednesday. The discovery was made in the early hours after emergency services were alerted to people in the container, on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 55 elephants have starved to death in the past two months in Zimbabwe’s biggest national park as a serious drought forces animals to stray into nearby communities in search of food and water, authorities said on Monday. “The problem is real, the situation is dire,” said National Parks and Wildlife…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Commonwealth finance ministers have recognised the potential of technology to improve debt transparency while urging closer collaboration to resolve tax challenges arising from growing digital commerce. Revenues from tax collection are important for maintaining debt at sustainable levels, yet can often be impaired by the digitalisation of trade in services, as this…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is calling for a total boycott of all Nigerian products imported to Ghana. The move, the traders union believes, will force the Nigerian government to open up its land borders for foreign goods. Nigeria partially shut its borders since August. According to Ghanaweb, Greater Accra…