LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and South Africa will be notable absentees from the African Nations Championship after qualifying for the 2022 finals in Algeria concluded on Sunday. Ghana pipped arch-rivals Nigeria on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate draw, while South Africa slumped to a 4-1 loss at home to Angola, who triumphed 6-1 overall. Leading nations…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some of the world’s largest travel companies, including Booking.com, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor, have signed a joint statement to the South African government asking them to publicly commit to ending trophy hunting – all pushing for a ‘wildlife friendly’ future for South Africa’s tourism industry. This comes just weeks after new research…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The co-founder of a Satanic movement in South Africa is telling his personal story about choosing to leave Satanism after his heart was overwhelmed with the love of Jesus. Riaan Swiegelaar, a former reverend at the South African Satanic Church (SASC), stepped down from his position in May. He took to Facebook…
By Uzoh Ifeanyi LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It happened in South Africa. It happened in Pakistan. It happened in France. It happened in Ukraine. Volodomyr Zelensky, a lawyer and comedian, was a political outsider before he became Ukrainian president. His political party, Servant of the People, named after a TV series in which he played the…