LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh Israeli strikes have killed more than 490 people — including 90 women and children — with 1,645 wounded according to Lebanese authorities. This represents the deadliest barrage between Tel Aviv and Beirut since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, which resulted in roughly 1,200 deaths over 33 days of fighting. The Israel Defense…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Singaporean former minister pleaded guilty to bribery charges Tuesday after more severe allegations were dropped, local media said, as the first graft trial of a political office holder for more than four decades began in the city-state. Ex-transport minister S. Iswaran, known for helping bring Formula 1 to the financial hub,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In its continued bid to maximise the nation’s abundant gas resources for economic development and prosperity, NNPC Ltd has begun discussions with investors towards bringing back two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects, Brass and Olokola LNG projects. NNPC Ltd’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr. Umar Ajiya disclosed this on the sidelines of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona star Lamine Yamal suffered a shock just days before the start of the season, after his father was stabbed in his local neighbourhood of Rocafonda in Mataro, 45 minutes north of Barcelona by car. His family is set to be forced out of Rocafonda, after his grandmother Fatima confirmed she had…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Kamala Harris agreed Saturday to another debate with former President Donald Trump — but Trump declined. Harris accepted an invitation from CNN to a debate on Oct. 23 and wrote in a post on X: “I hope @realDonaldTrump will join me.” Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World Animal Protection expresses profound concern regarding the Zimbabwe’s government decision to cull 200 elephants, purportedly to alleviate food shortages and control elephant populations. This just comes a few weeks after Namibia announced culling of Wildlife to feed her people. This trend is not helpful. We view this action as deeply troubling…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday that its agents dismantled a migrant smuggling network allegedly led by a university instructor from Nigeria. “The illegal activities of an interregional group specializing in the paid entry and transit of immigrants from the African continent through Russian territory to EU countries have been thwarted,”…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran plotted to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet, in cooperation with the police, announced on Thursday. Its efforts were particularly intense following the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, which most of the…