LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dealers in used cars have been forced to cut prices by up to 15 percent in response to depressed demand in an economy reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mazda Demio, Toyota Fielder, Toyota V8 and Subaru Outback are among the popular models whose yard prices have dropped by a…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State government has extended the hours of operations of both food markets and non-food markets across the state. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said the decision was to further enhance trade and commerce and mitigate the hardship…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Algeria started reopening its mosques, cafes, beaches and parks Saturday for the first time in five months, gradually relaxing one of the world’s longer virus confinement periods. Curfews remain in place in more than half the country, and masks are required outdoors as Algeria tries to keep virus infections down. But…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has revealed she has contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Popularly called Omosexy, the 42-year-old said in an Instagram post on Saturday that she is now recuperating in isolation. “Hello all, I know most of you have been wondering where I’ve been. Well, I contracted COVID. I have been ill…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Crime in South Africa dropped by up to 40% during the first three months of its lockdown, official figures show. The police minister said most types of crimes went down between April and June – including sexual assault and arson. He added that a controversial alcohol ban during the coronavirus lockdown had…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria, there has been an overwhelming amount of information on social media, websites and mainstream media about the virus. The increased access to information has led to a proliferation in sources of information, with the consequence that it has enabled the spread of misinformation…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom, UK, has officially fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the huge impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to report from the Office for National Statistics stated that the country’s gross domestic product, GDP, is estimated to have fallen by a record 20.4% between…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fear of epidemic eruption leading to spread of COVID-19 pandemic is currently pervading the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters at Ikeja over the presence of waste human deposits about to submerge the two sensitive areas of the headquarters. Investigation by TheCaveat.info early this week reveals that several police officers of the…