LAGOS MARCH 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)- – Indonesian airline Garuda plans to cancel a $6 billion order for Boeing 737 MAX jets, it said on Friday, saying some passengers would be frightened to board the plane after two fatal crashes, although analysts said the deal had long been in doubt. The news came as another 737 MAX customer,…
LAGOS MARH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed the U.S. government’s authority to detain immigrants awaiting deportation anytime – potentially even years – after they have completed prison terms for criminal convictions, handing President Donald Trump a victory as he pursues hardline immigration policies. The court ruled 5-4 along ideological lines, with its conservative…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NESRANGERS)-The Imam of one of the Christchurch, New Zealand mosques attacked by a terrorist on Friday is a Nigerian. Lateef Alabi who is the Linwood mosque’s acting Imam was leading the congregation in prayers on the fateful day when terrorist Brenton Tarrant struck. Alabi said the death toll would have been far…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ramzan Ali said he was among 300 people attending Friday prayers at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, when a gunman burst through the front door. The 62-year-old is believed to be the last to get out alive in the nation’s deadliest terror attack, according to the New Zealand Herald. Ali…
LAGOS MARH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The right-wing extremist charged over the horrifying attacks on New Zealand mosques flashed a white power gesture as he appeared in court Saturday, while a shell shocked community began digging graves for the 49 people he stands accused of slaying. Australia-born 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant stood largely impassive in the dock wearing handcuffs…
By Adriano Rioja Ciprian LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In yet another landmark reform for its hydrocarbons sector, Angola released in February 2019 a new Presidential Decree detailing the country’s oil licensing strategy for the next six years. Published in February 2019, Presidential Decree No. 52/19 is a continuation of the Lourenço administration’s efforts to incentivize investments…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than forty nine people were killed and dozens more injured in a mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday when a gunman opened fire inside two mosques. The shootings were categorized as a terrorist attack. “It’s something that we never expected to have happen here,” Christchurch MP Gerry Brownlee told…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joseph Karanja lost his wife, daughter and three grandchildren in the Ethiopian Airline crash that happened on March 10 He said his wife had traveled to visit their daughter in Canada and was returning home after six months The five who perished were traveling back to Kenya for Easter holidays Karanja said…