LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Criminals dressed in fake military uniforms opened fire on spectators at a cockfight in rural Ecuador, killing 12 unarmed people and wounding several others, police in the violence-plagued South American nation said Friday. Security footage of Thursday night’s attack showed a group of at least five men entering the arena and opening…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis made a brief appearance at St. Peter’s Square to mark Easter Sunday, although the Mass was delivered by a high-ranking cardinal as the pontiff recovers from double pneumonia. Minutes after Cardinal Angelo Comastri presided over the service in front of tens of thousands of Catholic Church followers, Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to bless the crowd and wish…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US man has been shot dead after hijacking a small passenger plane and injuring two passengers in the Caribbean nation of Belize. Fourteen passengers were onboard the aircraft when the hijacker, identified as Akinyela Sawa Taylor, took control of the flight at knifepoint. Two passengers were injured, including one who was…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tier one bank, Fidelity Bank PLC, has been named “Nigeria’s Best Private Bank” at the prestigious Euromoney Awards 2025. The recognition was formally unveiled at the awards ceremony held recently at The Savoy in London. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are prestigious annual honors and a benchmark for excellence in the global…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An American pastor kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa has been freed following a “high-intensity shoot-out” that left three people dead, police say. Josh Sullivan was found unharmed in the township in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening – the area where the 45-year-old was…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe joined Real Madrid in search of Champions League glory, hoping to be on the right side of exactly the kind of magical night they need against Arsenal on Wednesday if they are to progress to the semi-finals. The Gunners lead 3-0 after dismantling the holders in London last week in…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia requested asylum at the Brazilian Embassy in Lima on Tuesday, the same day she and her husband, former President Ollanta Humala, were sentenced to 15 years in prison on money laundering charges. The embassy informed Peru that Heredia had arrived Tuesday morning, according to a statement…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- In response to the recent controversy surrounding allegations of human trafficking involving Nigerian nationals in Ivory Coast, the Nigerian community leadership in the country has called for unity and collaboration between the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and activist VeryDarkMan, emphasizing that the priority should be the protection of vulnerable Nigerians,…