LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A former University of Texas at San Antonio football player has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his sister at a home north of Austin. The Travis County sheriff´s office says 25-year-old Michael Egwuagu who is originally from Nigeria was charged with murder in the Friday killing of his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced U.S. air strikes in Iraq. On Sunday, U.S. planes had attacked bases belonging to an Iranian-backed militia, a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Brigadier-General Charles Nengite, a top-ranked soldier in the Nigerian Army, as well as his wife, has been arrested by the authorities of the United States of America for an unexplained $16m found in the wife’s account. Former Managing Directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Nsima Ekere and Nelson Brambaifa, were indicted…
By Victor Ebimomi LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Health is wealth. This seems to be the prime philosophy of one of the greatest humanitarian organizations in the world. Based in Canada and known as Nigeria Association for Young Adults of Canada and USA (NAYA), since 2013, the association has been involved in massive quality health care delivery…
LAGOS DECEMBR 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two victims were killed and three others were injured when a gunman opened fire inside a crowded Texas church on Sunday morning before he was shot to death by two armed parishioners, including a security guard, officials told ABC News. The shooting occurred at 10:57 a.m. at the West Freeway Church of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zambian President Edgar Lungu cut his salary and those of senior cabinet ministers Friday, as higher electricity and fuel prices take effect, his office said. The price of petrol gained 10 percent to 17.62 kwacha ($1.27) per litre on Thursday, while that for diesel fuel rose by 9.6 percent to 15.59 kwacha….
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGRS)-No fewer than 14 people died on Friday when a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s largest city, authorities said. The Bek Air plane “fell off the radar” minutes after it took off from Almaty airport at 7.05 am (01:05 GMT) on its way…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Slowly, the five friends make their way to the women’s outhouse they use each day. They look back. No one has followed them. In the stench of the room, they gather in a corner. Saying little, always in muttered whispers, they stand quietly. One woman softly sings. Another leads a short prayer….
