LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Italian orienteer Mattia Debertolis has died after collapsing during the World Games in China last week. The 29-year-old was found unconscious by organisers during an orienteering event last Friday in Chengdu. The Italian died on Tuesday – four days after his collapse. “Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one of China’s…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The passenger who allegedly assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo, Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court. The special adviser on media and communications to the minister of aviation and aerospace development, Tunde Moshood, said Ms Emmanson was remanded in Kirikiri correctional facility. Mr Moshood spoke…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has reacted to the incident involving a passenger of Ibom Air Ms ComforT Emmanson and staff of the airline. Obi in his X platform said the unfortunate and dishonourable drama witnessed in Ibom Air has again brought to the fore…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Airline Operators of Nigeria has placed a female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo on its ‘No Fly’ list indefinitely. The association made this announcement in a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo. The statement insisted that…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of soldiers have been arrested in Mali accused of plotting to topple the country’s military leaders, sources say. The wave of arrests, which reportedly went on overnight and are expected to continue, reflect increased tensions within the military government, with reports that a jihadist insurgency in the north is gaining ground….
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kuwait’s Criminal Security Sector has dismantled an international cybercrime ring composed of Nigerian nationals responsible for coordinated attacks on telecommunications towers and banks. The Ministry of Interior, which announced this, was referenced by the Arabic-language daily, Al Qabas, which noted that the case was initiated after the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Activities around the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos were disrupted on Monday as hundreds of physically challenged individuals staged a protest over the closure of a government-run school for people with disabilities. The protesters, armed with a banner of the Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, blocked major access roads to the airport,…
LAGOS Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has thrown his weight behind presidential hopeful Peter Obi’s proposal for a single-term presidency, alleging that Nigeria’s past leaders have wasted longer periods in office without meaningful progress. “(Olusegun) Obasanjo had eight years; what did he do with it? (Muhammadu) Buhari had eight years; what did he…
