LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Britain has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released on Tuesday. Chairing Tuesday’s Downing Street press briefing, Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, said another 693 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 29,427. The figures…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UK has the third-highest coronavirus death toll in the world after the British government published new figures Wednesday that include deaths outside of hospitals. After factoring in deaths in all settings such as care homes, the number of people in Britain who have died after testing positive for the virus has…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bogus conspiracy theories linking the global COVID-19 outbreak to the rollout of 5G has lead to phone masts in the UK being set alight. The BBC reports that cellular towers in Birmingham, Liverpool and Melling in Merseyside were set alight within the last week, with the attacks now being investigated as possible arson. EE, which…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari daughters has been isolated after returning to the country on Thursday. The First Lady Aisha Buhari, who disclosed this, said her daughter was isolated not because she showed any symptoms but “based on the advice of the Hon. Minister Of Health, Presidential Task force on…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An evangelical pastor was jailed for 34 years in Britain on Friday, after he was convicted of a catalogue of rape and sexual abuse against children and adults over two decades. A judge said self-styled prophet Michael Oluronbi carried out “one of the worst cases of sexual abuse” against children to come…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The mother of Leah Sharibu joined a group of Nigerians to stage a protest at the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom to call for the release of her daughter. The protesters are calling on the British government to put pressure on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-More than three years after the UK’s in/out referendum, the country’s membership of the EU ends. The United Kingdom has left the European Union, after 47 years of membership. After a 2016 referendum of UK voters resulted in a 52-48 percent win for the “leave” campaign, the country’s membership officially ceased at…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has been able to secure commercial deals worth over ₦153.4billion from the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit which was held in London. President Muhammadu Buhari, who led a delegation from Nigeria, held meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. In a statement on…
