LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A regional jet made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday evening after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door and got into an altercation with a flight attendant. Delta Connection flight 3612, operated by SkyWest Airlines, was flying from Omaha to Detroit when the disturbance happened around…
By Emmanuel Udom LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The former Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon Olakunle Taiwo Oluomo has put plans in place to officially open Oluomo Sports Arena complex around Ibogun area of Ifo in Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the arena is a mini-stadium which is presently under construction by Oluomo…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has officially declared Powerelec-Nigeria 2025 International exhibition opened The event was organised by Africa Solar Industry Association(AFSIA} and held at Landmark Centre, Victorial Island, Lagos is to update people on the status of solar in Africa. It is a comprehensive report offering critical insights and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has threatened to open the borders to enable cement importation if Nigeria’s cement manufacturers refuse to reduce the price of the commodity in the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, who issued the threat on Tuesday, said key input materials for cement production such as…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A crazed man yelling “Allahu Akbar” tried to open a door in the middle of a flight from Israel to England Monday — before a brave passenger stepped up and tackled him. Victor Troboloni, an Albanian who was on his way to visit his ailing mother in London, grabbed the hulking, unidentified…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have opened fire on two commercial buses and abducted scores of the passengers near Ochonyi village, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. One of the passengers of the buses, who escaped while being led into the bush, Shedrack Jonathan, said he boarded the bus at Jabi in Abuja, travelling…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting opened yesterday in The Bahamas with a call for stronger action on gender equality priorities in the face of intensifying global environmental and economic challenges. Against the backdrop of a recent United Nations report projecting that achieving gender equality, at the current pace, may take 300…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom has announced a new visa application centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. The new visa centre is located at Présidential hôtel, 5141 Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. UKVI UPDATE: TLScontact has opened a new UK visa application centre in Port Harcourt. Address: Port Harcourt Visa Application Centre…