LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Instead of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country. The protesters have been actively demonstrating following the tragic collapse of a concrete…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described the late United States President Jimmy Carter as a relentless advocate for justice and human rights worldwide. Peter Obi recalled that the 39th President of the US was instrumental in the fight against Guinea Worm and River Blindness in Africa. In a statement…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Jeju Air pilot told air traffic control the passenger plane had suffered a bird strike before it crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea, transport officials revealed on Monday. Following the strike, the pilots declared mayday and signalled their intention to go around. But the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president of the United States, has died at the age of 100. Carter, who was president between 1977 and 1981, died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to The Carter Center. “Our founder, former US President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A California woman is out tens of thousands of dollars after sending the money to a scammer she thought was actor Keanu Reeves. Katherine Goodson, 67, said she sent thousands of dollars to the scammers through bitcoin, gift card transactions, and wire transfers over two years, according to KNSD, a local NBC…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kenyan President William Ruto has promised to stop abductions of government critics, in an apparent change of stance for a leader who has previously called the wave of disappearances “fake news.” Ruto, his government officials and police have maintained for months that there were no abductions. Ruto has also demanded names of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 120 people have been killed when a passenger plane caught fire after skidding off a runway and crashing at an airport in South Korea’s Muan city, the country’s National Fire Agency said. The accident occurred on Sunday at 9.03am local time (00:03 GMT) as the Jeju Air flight, carrying 175…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off Morocco, Mali’s authorities have confirmed. The “makeshift boat” was carrying about 80 people, but only 11 people survived, said a statement from the Ministry of Malians Abroad. At least nine of the…