LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-The wife and two children of Argentine soccer star Lucas Trejo have died after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, his team said on Sunday. Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, a second-division team in Venezuela, had searched for his wife Yanina and children Aaron and Ainhoa in the…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Morocco’s dramatic penalty shoot-out win over the Netherlands sparked scenes of joy on Tuesday in The Hague, home to a large Moroccan community, but also violent arrests amid clashes with police. In the Schilderswijk district of the city, AFP reporters saw fans draped in Moroccan flags dancing and cheering in the streets,…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian husband of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Executive Mayor, Lulama Titi-Odili, has been arrested in Bloemfontein after police uncovered 28 suspected undocumented foreign nationals at a guesthouse linked to him. The arrest was confirmed earlier yesterday by Free State Premier, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, following a joint operation by the South African Police…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some residents in parts of Accra have turned the flooding disaster into a “shopping spree,” collecting goods that were swept from an unidentified warehouse by floodwaters on Monday morning. Videos and reports on social media show crowds of residents scrambling over scattered goods strewn across floodwater and debris, retrieving items including provisions,…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-Thousands of anti-immigration protesters have taken to the streets of Johannesburg and other South African cities yesterday, June 30, to enforce an unofficial deadline demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country. Organized by anti-migrant vigilante groups such as March and March and Operation Dudula, the nationwide demonstrations have caused widespread…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has been released from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre following a Federal High Court ruling that restored his bail. Sowore had been in custody since June 22, after Justice Mohammed Umar temporarily remanded him over allegations filed by the Department of State…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, has received a donation of equipment and educational materials from the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) Programme. In a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, the hospital said the donation armed to support neonatal care, clinical education, and data management within the Department…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has questioned the priorities of Nigeria’s political leaders, saying the country’s worsening security and economic challenges should take precedence over political activities. Obi made the remarks in a statement shared on his official X account on Tuesday after completing his Independent National Electoral…
