LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Japan-bound United Airlines flight was forced to divert to Los Angeles International Airport when the plane lost a tire after taking off in San Francisco Thursday, the airline confirmed. The falling landing gear from United Flight 35 damaged several cars in the parking lot of San Francisco International Airport after the…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony in which Sweden’s “instrument…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six people, including a mother and her four kids, were slaughtered in a “mass killing” inside a Canadian home overnight, cops said Thursday. Febrio De-Zoysa, 19, allegedly used an “edged weapon” to attack the family in their Barrhaven neighborhood townhouse shortly before 11 p.m., according to Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs. Police identified the victims as…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Google software engineer has been charged by the US with stealing trade secrets about artificial intelligence (AI) while secretly working for two Chinese companies. Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, was indicted in California on four charges and arrested on Wednesday. The Chinese national allegedly stole more than 500…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted by alleged Russian missile strike during a visit to Odesa in what appears to have been an attempt to assassinate the Ukrainian President. Mr Zelensky’s motorcade, which was 150 metres from that of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was attacked by what is believed to have been a…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in effort to strengthen bilateral relationships with Nigeria has announced the resumption of Visa services for Nigerians wishing to visit the country from March 4, 2024. The announcement which was contained in a communique made available to Economic Confidential on Tuesday, follows discussions between President…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting opened in Zanzibar on Monday, March 4th, 2024 with calls for stronger action to ensure that access to justice becomes a reality for all 2.5 billion Commonwealth citizens. In her remarks to the opening ceremony on 4 March 2024, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria might be on its path to peace again after a decade of fighting terrorism as a UK-based Nigerian, Yunusa Jibrin said he has leveraged on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be able to identify bandits and their hideouts in Nigeria. He said his findings, if adopted by the federal government, would help…