LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger Republic has turned to Nigeria for help after being hit by fuel shortage. The West African country reached out to Nigeria despite months of diplomatic tensions and hostile rhetoric. Sunday PUNCH learnt that a delegation of senior officials of the military junta travelled down to Abuja to meet Federal Government representatives….
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from Cyclone Jude that hit northern Mozambique last week has risen to at least 16 people, according to a new toll released on Saturday by the national Institute of Meteorology. At least two people are still missing and nearly 60 have been injured, it said. Cyclone Jude hit the…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US Vice President JD Vance has stated that holding a green card does not grant an indefinite right to stay in the United States and that the administration has the discretion to deport permanent residents. His comments come as former President Donald Trump promotes the ‘Trump Gold Card,’ a proposed investor visa…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian woman falsely declared dead has appeared in court via videolink from Nigeria to stop a convicted fraudster from seizing her £350,000 London home. June Ashimola, 55, was officially recorded as having died in February 2019, sparking a long-running legal battle over her estate. However, she stunned the High Court by…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 32 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday. The number of fatalities increased after the Kansas Highway Patrol reported eight people died in…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A French former mafia boss described as “the godfather” has died after being shot and then run over on a motorway near the city of Grenoble. Jean-Pierre Maldera, who was a regional mafia bigwig in the 1980s, was killed following a car chase on the A41 on Wednesday morning, it was reported….
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former president of the Philippines is understood to be on a plane bound for The Hague after he was arrested by Interpol over the bloody “war on drugs” waged during his time in office. Rodrigo Duterte, 79, was taken into custody on Tuesday after he landed at Manila’s main airport on…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)_Russia launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night Saturday after the United States stopped sharing satellite images with the Ukrainian government, officials said. At least 22 people have been killed. The U.S. decision to withhold intelligence and military aid came on the heels of a tempestuous White House visit…
