LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Health Organisation has said the violence that broke out in Sudan on Saturday has killed 270 people and injured 2,600 so far. The Director General of the organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this during a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. Violence broke out in Sudan over the weekend between the…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A huge consignment of cocaine has been found floating off the eastern coast of the island of Sicily, Italian police said. According to a statement released on Monday by Italy’s Financial Police, Guardia di Finanza, authorities seized nearly 2 tons of the drugs, spotted floating in the Mediterranean during a routine surveillance…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A stowaway believed to be a Nigerian was on Monday found dead in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 plane. The dutch aircraft, registered PH-BQM, flew from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium’s Aviation24 Confirming the incident, the Royal Dutch Marechaussee noted that stowaways survive sometimes…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that the eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon – who were kidnapped by terrorists on Monday 3rd April 2023 in the Awon General Area of Kachia Local Government Area, have escaped from the terrorists’ den. This was revealed in a statement by Samuel Aruwan,…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police sergeant, identified as Ahmed Ali, has been shot dead by some soldiers in Benisheikh town, Borno State after his team allegedly intercepted a soldier in a vehicle conveying Indian hemp. Local and security sources said that the incident occurred at the town’s entry checkpoint around 10am on Monday. A security…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde, withdraw from the state with immediate effect. The IGP also ordered that the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa immediately proceed to Adamawa State…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over. What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official. Neither club is holding back, and there is no hiding the relationship…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria spent nearly all the revenues it earned last year servicing its debts, the World Bank said in a new report. Debt service as a proportion of government income increased to 96% in 2022 from 83% a year earlier, according to the World Bank. Low revenue and rising interest payments have left…
