LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, is seriously ill, a German newspaper reported on Monday. The newspaper, Passauer Neue Presse, cited Benedict’s biographer, German author Peter Seewald, who met the 93-year-old emeritus pope at the Vatican on Saturday. A Vatican spokesperson…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than four months after Nigeria recorded its case of COVID-19, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has displaced Lagos as the leading city with the highest number of cases in the country. In the last three days, the FCT has consistently maintained the lead. Last Saturday, the nation’s capital recorded 130,…
By Samuel Orovwuje LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Life after Covid-19 is not business as usual, and the rise of the new culture of learning has been embraced by Caleb University to meet the yearning of its teeming student population. This new learning initiative offers practical tools for rebuilding core values that will lead to education…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-One of Queen Elizabeth’s royal bodyguards, known for their statuesque stoicism, was arrested Tuesday on charges of ketamine and cocaine possession. A private in the ranks of the Coldstream Guards — yes, the ones with the iconic big furry hats — was suspected after a white, powdery substance was found in a…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven women, including two housewives, were on, Thursday, July 30th, suffocated to death at a hairdresser’s salon in Rijau, Niger state. The women were ported to have visited the salon to dress their hair in readiness for the Eid-el Kabir festival. According to reports, while they were waiting for their turn, it…
LAGOS AUHUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ayobamidele Yussuf, an alumnus of Lagos State University (LASU), Ayobamidele Yussuf was once crowded with a negative thought when he applied to study Biochemistry in the university in 2013. Up until then, the 36-year-old institution had earned for itself a bad reputation. Cultism, constant industrial crisis between management and workers, bad blood,…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Shehu Sani says the planned exit of South African grocery retailer Shoprite from Nigeria will benefit local supermarkets. The former Kaduna South lawmaker stated this on Monday following announcement by the company that it is discontinuing operation in Nigeria after 15 years. “If Shoprite wants to stay, they can stay; if…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has relaxed the public gathering regulation, increasing the permissible capacity from 20 to 50 persons at any given period. The government have also directed the re-opening of social clubs with registered trustees and recreational centres with effect from August 14, but with the condition that they must obtain…
