LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two people were killed by falling trees and tens of thousands were left without power as severe storms rolled through the South over the weekend. The storms downed trees and powerlines and brought heavy rainfall, hail and gusty winds as they pushed through the region. Nearly 150,000 people across southern states…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has said it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” rather than push for peace talks immediately. The American president made the remarks during a visit from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday in Washington. Merz expressed skepticism about the prospect of a near-term peace…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight deportees and over a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are stranded in a shipping container in east Africa after a judge blocked their deportation flight. Neither the officers or immigrants are able to leave the container, located in a U.S. naval base in the scorching-hot nation of Djibouti,…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has been found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens in Knightsbridge on 13 February. On Monday he…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States (US) has commiserated with Niger State over the flood disaster as Mokwa flood death toll hit 200 with over 500 missing. The United States Mission in Nigeria in a statement on Monday, via its official X account, said it was deeply saddened over the incident which had seen many…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-BENJAMIN SAMSON in this report examines how several Nigerian youths are trafficked to Ghana and are forced into internet fraud and the trend which has already spread to other West African countries can be halted. The Ghanaian government recently handed over 231 Nigerian youths rescued from an alleged human trafficking and…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 1,081 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia as temperatures in the region soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius. It is feared that the death toll could be higher, as more than half of the victims were unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the…
