LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Belgium government says Nigeria has the highest number of prostitutes in the country, saying many of them are sleeping in extremely cold weather among other illegal migrants in the country. Director General, Office of Foreigners, Belgium, Mr. Freddy Roosemont, disclosed this at the weekend while speaking to journalists in Abuja. Speaking…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early on Sunday, the presidency said, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. Geingob had been in charge of the thinly populated and mostly arid southern African country since 2015, the year he announced he had survived prostate cancer. Vice President Nangolo Mbumba…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in 2023 election, Peter Obi has congratulated the Nigeria Super Eagles on their victory over the Angola national team in the ongoing African Cup tournament in Ivory, Coast. The Nigerian National team defeated Angola 1-0 in the quarter final to qualify for the semi-final of the tournament….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Maverick singer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has commended the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, for being present at the fans stand during Nigeria’s 1-0 victory over Angola at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, on Friday. DAILY POST reports that Obi was in Abidjan,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the ongoing re-run elections in 20 polling units in specific constituencies in Enugu, Akwa-Ibom and Kano states. It said this was due to disruptions, irregularities and abduction of election officials. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Former President Trump administration member Mike Gill recently died from injuries he sustained after he was carjacked in Washington, D.C., Fox News has learned. Gill, who served as chief of staff at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), was sitting in his vehicle on Monday night, when a suspect entered his car…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) yesterday apprehended an articulated truck driver after crushing a scavenger pushing wheelbarrow to death by Mile 12 market, Ikorodu Road, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the accident happened between a 16-tyre an articulated…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 51 people were killed by forest fires in Chile’s Valparaíso region, local authorities have said. President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make “all necessary resources” available to tackle the situation. It is believed to be the deadliest forest fire on record. Many of those…
