LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has restricted entry of travelers from South Africa and seven other countries as part of measures to contain the new Omicron. However, the new restriction does not ban United States citizens and lawful U.S residents. The order effective Monday, November 29, 2021, banned travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three children, including a four-month-old baby boy, died after eating a packet of noodles on Sunday during a visit to relatives in New Brighton, in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said police are investigating an inquest following the deaths of the three children, Sinothando Ngwendu (11), Olwam Ngwendu (7),…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (MEWSRANGERS)-An elephant has trampled a suspected poacher to death in South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park, a spokesman said Friday. The mangled body was discovered Thursday during an intelligence operation aimed at preventing poaching, Kruger spokesman Isaac Phaahla told AFP. But before any animals were harmed, an elephant stomped one poacher to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21 (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight Nigerian men accused of an internet dating scam have been charged in a South African court after a massive international operation involving the FBI and Interpol. Authorities in the US, where the investigation originated and most of the alleged victims are based, have applied for their extradition. They are accused of…