LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa, which has the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus infections on the continent, will start mass door-to-door screening and testing for coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday. The “unprecedented” exercise will be launched in the next few days, with at least 10,000 field workers deployed across the country of 57 million…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Each morning at a crowded bus station east of Nairobi, Kenyans load their bags on to minibuses emblazoned with the faces of pop stars and Jesus, heading to their villages in the hope of escaping the coronavirus. “I am going back home because of corona,” said Amina Barasa, her yellow headscarf standing…
LAGOS MACH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa’s army is readying troops to help the government and police curb the spread of the coronavirus, one of a series of measures President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering as new infections continue to rise. A week after he declared a state of national disaster on March 15, the number of confirmed…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa declared a national state of disaster over the coronavirus outbreak and announced the continent’s most drastic measures yet to curb its spread. Stocks slumped to a six-year low, bonds fell and the rand weakened. The government is imposing travel bans on some nationals, shutting schools and banning public gatherings of…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kaizer Chiefs shot-stopper Daniel Akpeyi has been named Nigerian Goalkeeper of the Year. The 33-year-old player won the accolade at the inaugural Ballers Awards ceremony which is a new initiative to recognise homegrown Nigerian talent. Akpeyi beat Omonia Nicosia keeper Francis Uzoho and El Kanemi Warriors shot-stopper Adamu Abubakar to the award….
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWRANGERS)-South Africa’s state power company intensified rolling blackouts to a record, signaling a deepening crisis at the debt-ridden utility and raising the risk of a second recession in as many years. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. said on Monday it will move to Stage 6 load-shedding from 6 p.m. local time, meaning it…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian pastor has been reportedly arrested in South Africa for vomiting money in church. Prophet Seer 1, is likely to face charges of fraud and trickery. Mwebantu.com reported that this is not the first time Prophet Seer 1 has promised to perform a questionable miracle in South Africa and other African…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has pointed out reasons why the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema evacuated Nigerians who were stranded in South Africa during the xenophobic attack. Onochie claimed that Onyema had an ulterior motive when he evacuated stranded Nigerians in South Africa free of…
