LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president of the United States, has died at the age of 100. Carter, who was president between 1977 and 1981, died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to The Carter Center. “Our founder, former US President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off Morocco, Mali’s authorities have confirmed. The “makeshift boat” was carrying about 80 people, but only 11 people survived, said a statement from the Ministry of Malians Abroad. At least nine of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist, Dele Farotimi said he has never lied against anyone in his quest for a better Nigeria. He said this on Tuesday after his release from a correctional centre in Ekiti State upon meeting his bail conditions. Farotimi is being prosecuted by the police for allegedly defaming senior lawyer, Afe…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested the security guard of a telco company based in Ogba, Ikeja for stealing and selling the firm’s electricity cable worth N632,000 to a scrap metal buyer for N30,000. The security guard, Adebayo Afeez, 37, was arrested in the company’s (name withheld) premises after the…