LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for an immediate nationwide stay-at-home order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying the main mistake that leaders can make in a pandemic is “going too slow.” The Democratic presidential candidate told CNN on Friday that he agreed with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to Punch, another $321million Abacha loot will be returned to the country soon. A tripartite understanding between the Island of Jersey, the United States of America and Nigeria has reportedly been established, and Pulse understands that the agreement on the repatriation will be signed next week. The decision to repatriate the…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of demonstrators in cities across Iran faced tear gas and accused security forces of firing live ammunition as police aggressively countered intensifying protests prompted by the downing of a Ukrainian commercial jet. The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran posted video of crowds fleeing tear gas clouds in Tehran’s Freedom…
Tougher security screening may be awaiting Nigerians who are planning to visit the United States (U.S.) and other European countries in the wake of the escalated face-off between America and Iran. Aviation security experts said the measure would now be necessary with the suspicious Wednesday’s Boeing plane crash in Iran. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria international Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine has died, the country’s football governing body confirmed on Thursday. According to the NFF, the former Super Falcons forward passed on at the age of 36 following a brief illness on Wednesday. Chiejine had featured for several clubs across Europe, USA before her final professional stint with…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has received 40 Ghanian deportees from the United States of America (USA). In a statement issued by the Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI), Barbara Sam, in charge of Public Relations at the Kotoka International Airport on Monday, August 19, 2019, the GIS said the deportees are aged…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bill Gates may be one of the richest men in the world, but he’ll have to wait in line for a burger just like the rest of us. The burger-loving billionaire was spotted waiting in a line at Dick’s Drive-In in Seattle over the weekend, to the delight of fellow customers. The…
LAGOS NOVEMVER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, to train critical manpower for the newly established Bayelsa State University of Medical Sciences, Yenagoa. The agreement also involved the training of the requisite medical personnel for the faculties…