LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-A search-and-rescue operation has been launched in Russia’s far-east following the disappearance of a helicopter with 22 people on board, most of them tourists. The Mi-8T helicopter took off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday. That area of the peninsula is…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Department of State has announced 15 per cent hike in fees for certain nonimmigrant visa applications, including travel visas. It said the fee for B-1/B-2 visitor visas, Border Crossing Cards for Mexican citizens aged 15 and above, and student and exchange visitor visas will increase from $160 to $185….
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chinese teenager Quan Hongchan’s perfect score victory for gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has turned her into a worldwide sensation, but the 14-year-old’s celebrity status is now attracting thousands of unwanted tourists in her small hometown. Tourists and internet celebrities chasing social media clout have flocked to her village of Maihe…
LAGOS APRIL 21S (NEWRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two persons and abducted three others in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The state police command spokesman, DSP Yakubu Sabo, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the gunmen who were armed with dangerous weapons invaded the Kajuru Castle Resort at about…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD(NEWRANGERS)-An American tourist was kidnapped on Tuesday evening while visiting Uganda’s most popular national park, authorities said. Four unidentified gunmen allegedly ambushed a group of tourists who were on an evening game drive with a guide in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in southwest Uganda around 6 p.m. local time Tuesday. They held…