LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Elon Musk’s Starlink has already transformed global internet access, but now it’s taking connectivity a step further. The latest innovation—Direct-to-Cell—enables standard iPhones and Android phones to make calls from anywhere on Earth, without requiring additional hardware. This development could change the way we think about mobile networks. Picture yourself deep in a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern California on Sunday, including in downtown Los Angeles where demonstrators blocked a major freeway for several hours. Protesters gathered in the morning on LA’s historic Olvera Street, which dates to Spanish and Mexican rule, before marching to City…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State has alerted parents of the availability of sweets and candies believed to contain intoxicating substances. The Public Relations Officer of the agency, ASN Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, in an interview in Kano, said the alert became necessary for parents to check the kind…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has disclosed that telecommunications companies (telcos) will commence the full introduction of new tariffs in March. On January 20, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for granted telecommunications companies (telcos) to implement a 50 percent tariff hike. Three days later, the minister of finance, Wale…
LAGOS FERBUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tens of thousands of people marched in Germany on Sunday to protest against the decision by the centre-right leader – and frontrunner in a looming election – to send to parliament proposals for tough migration rules that received the backing of a far-right party. Angry protesters in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Leipzig and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says its members are now loading petroleum products from the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. In a statement on Saturday, Joseph Obele, PETROAN’s spokesman, said the loading has doused previous doubts that the refineries owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Governor of Anambra State and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has declined the proposal to have a magnificent hall at Shanahan College of Nursing Sciences, Nsukka named after him. Speaking after Obi presented a cheque of N20 million to support the institution’s ongoing infrastructural development, the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya suffered his second career knockout loss on Saturday night, falling to Nassourdine Imavov via second-round TKO in the main event of UFC Fight Night 250 in Saudi Arabia. The Nigerian-Kiwi fighter, who entered the bout on a two-fight losing streak following defeats to Sean Strickland and…
