LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo were arrested Monday for taking part in a crackdown on protests last week that left 43 people dead and another 56 severely injured, authorities said. Interior Minister Peter Kazadi said police arrested Commanders Mike Mikombe and Donat Bawili, who respectively headed the Republican Guard unit…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS) Prince Harry was among a star-studded crowd watching Lionel Messi play soccer for Inter Miami on Sunday night. Harry, 38, was pictured flying solo in the stands at the BMO Stadium in L.A. as Miami won 3-1 against Los Angeles FC. The Duke of Sussex was all smiles as he was…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A player for Panama’s national football team has been shot dead in the city of Colón. Gunmen opened fire on a group of people, among them 26-year-old Gilberto Hernández, who had gathered in a building in the city. Hernández died and seven others were injured in the attack. It is not yet…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Banks in Nigeria have issued a notice to embark on a two-day nationwide strike. The banks said financial services would be withdrawn on September 5 and 6, 2023. The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution Employees gave the directive in a memo dated September 2, 2023, signed by the union’s…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Two people were killed and six others wounded late Saturday in a shooting in the parking lot of a reception venue in Ottawa, authorities said. Two weddings were taking place at the venue when gunfire erupted outside, sending shocked guests scrambling for safety. “It was chaos, there was no general direction…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire outbreak, on Sunday, wreaked havoc at the World Assembly headquarters, along Ajase-Ipo Road, in Ilorin. The inferno destroyed the main church auditorium and three other offices within the complex. Kwara State Fire Service said it received an urgent call reporting the fire outbreak from one Mr Akani, according to the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli manager Rudi Garcia was not happy with Victor Osimhen’s performance in the 2-1 defeat to Lazio on Sunday night. The Serie A champions won their opening two games of the campaign, but were stunned by Mauricio Sarri’s side in front of their fans at a packed Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Osimhen…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new travel requirement has been issued to Nigerians wishing to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) effective November 15, 2023. Except for British and Irish citizens, everyone including children who enter or transit through the UK will require permission before they travel. This means that all visa applicants wishing to travel…
