LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Five U.S. special operations troops were killed on Friday when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, U.S. officials said on Sunday. U.S. European Command said search and rescue operations were launched immediately following the crash, and an investigation into its cause is under way. The…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Colombia’s Women’s World Cup superstar Linda Caicedo sent teammates into a panic on Thursday when she collapsed during a training session in Sydney. The 18-year-old Caicedo, who scored Colombia’s second goal in their 2-0 victory over the Republic of Korea on Tuesday, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020 when she was…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former UFC fighter Felipe Colares died on Monday at 29 years old. Colares’ coach Rodrigo Babi told Combate that Colares was hit by a bus in Rio de Janeiro on Monday morning while returning from a training session. He was tended to by first responders on the scene and died while in…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two U.S. Army helicopters collided and crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. Two of the soldiers died at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska, and a third died on the way to a hospital in Fairbanks. A fourth soldier…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has partnered with Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) to sponsor 1,000 fellows during this year’s training programme. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman said, at the launch of the programme in Lagos, that the bank is…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has completed successful training of Supervisory Registration Officers (SROs) on the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in preparation for Ekiti State Governorship Elections scheduled to hold on 18th June, 2022 . The Two-Day Training of the Registration Officers (ROs) which took place in 18 Local Government Areas of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Christian Eriksen is back in training sessions again six months after collapsing on the pitch while with the Denmark national team during Euro 2020. The Inter Milan midfielder is training at the grounds of Odense Boldklub (OB), his former youth club in Denmark, a spokesperson for the club told Reuters on Wednesday. …
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has commenced training of Presiding Officers (POs) and Assistant Presiding Officers on Polling and Counting Procedures in Preparation for Anambra Governorship Elections which commenced on Friday October 22, 2021. The Anambra State Governorship Election is scheduled to hold on 6th November, 2021. A statement made…
