LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-He was tragically outmatched. Pro sumo wrestler Kiyotaka Suetake, known as Shobushi, died yesterday in Tokyo of multiple organ failure brought on by COVID-19, the Japanese Sumo Association announced. The 28-year-old fourth-tier competitor became ill April 4, but hospitals turned him away until four days later, when he began coughing up blood….
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an impassioned keynote speech, delivered before global leaders, at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan, African investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu CON, challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. “At TICAD 2016 in…
LAGOS AUUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja Sunday night for Japan to participate in the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) slated for the City of Yokohama from August 28 to 30. Buhari’s participation will be his second, having attended TICAD6 in Nairobi, Kenya, in August 2016. He was accompanied by Governors…
LAGOS AUGUST26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the order given by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to attack any Nigerian leader who travels abroad, members of the group have converged on Japan in anticipation of the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari is billed to attend the 7th Tokyo International Conference on…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump threatened undefined retaliation Friday against countries and organizations that issue travel warnings on the United States because of gun violence. “If they did that, we’d just reciprocate,” Trump said during a wide-ranging impromptu gaggle with reporters at the White House, en route to fundraisers in New York. He added:…
LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- — One of the world’s most expensive fish just got pricier. A 278-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for 333.6 million yen ($3.1 million) at a Tokyo fish market Saturday. The record price — which equates to about $5,000 a pound — is more than double the previous high set in 2013, according…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Russian warship called Dmitrii Donskoi carrying gold worth £100 billion has been discovered off the coast of South Korea and is believed to have sunk in a naval battle 113 years ago. It is thought that the battle ship, which was discovered off the island of Ulleungdo, was sunken during the…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS) — Doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara and six of his followers were executed Friday for their roles in a deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subways and other crimes, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. The hanging of Asahara, 63, closes a chapter on one of Japan’s most shocking crimes in the…
