Collpased building, Iran, Kill, Three Policemen, Injured elevn LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Iranian police officers were killed Sunday and 11 other people injured when several buildings collapsed in the capital Tehran, local media said. The policemen were securing the planned demolition of “unauthorized buildings” in southwest Tehran, ISNA news agency reported. It said that while…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 500,000 bakery workers may lose their jobs as bakers are planning to shut down following increase in the cost of materials. The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) said over 500,000 workers in the bakery industry may lose their jobs if and when they are forced…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Less than 24 hours after Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) rescued accident victimsat Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos another eight accident victims were rescued at Anthony inward Ojota, Lagos when a commercial mass transit bus rammed into stationary truck. Lastma Popoola Olushola ‘Commander’ (Kilo) who led the rescue…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices surged on Monday to the highest level in months after Saudi Arabia extended production cuts for another month, threatening to keep inflation in the U.S. abnormally high. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, hovered around $82 a barrel during afternoon trading, the highest level since mid-April, when prices rose…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaders of West Africa’s regional bloc said Monday that they would meet later this week to discuss next steps after Niger’s military junta defied a deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president while its mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack. The meeting was scheduled…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a fake couple Mr Onyebuchi Ilonzeh and his partner in crime, who identified as Mrs Nonyelum Ilonzeh, purportedly going for medical treatment in India, for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322 kilograms with 100grams of the drug also concealed in…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbours. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 is showing that there are currently no aircraft in Niger’s skies. The West African group of countries, Ecowas, had earlier warned it could use force if President Mohamed…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Six of the United States women’s national team refused to sing their national anthem once again at the World Cup, this time before the defeat to Sweden in the last 16. The US team, the reigning world champions, have triggered a row in which some players have beeb labelled “disrespectful” by prominent right-wing…
