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Bloomberg Predicts Continuous Slip Of Naira In 2024 As The 2nd Worst Performing Currency Globally

LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US-based media company, Bloomberg L.P., has predicted a continued decline of the Nigerian naira in 2024, potentially making it the worst-performing currency globally for the second year in a row. Bloomberg’s market analysis reveals a staggering 55% depreciation of the naira this year, reaching about 1,043 to the dollar as of […]

Dec 30 2023 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

Bizarre: Rain Of Worms Falls Down The Sky In China Province

LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This is a bizarre story coming out of Liaoning Province in China, where residents were left stunned after what can only be described as a “rain of worms” came pouring down from the sky. The viral video shows a swarm of slimy creatures showering down upon the area, splattering cars and buildings […]

Mar 11 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Lagos: Falling Truck From Ojuelegba Bridge Crushes Man In Honda Car To Death

LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A middle-aged man, yet to be identified, was crushed to death by a truck that fell off Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos on Saturday night. The man was driving a Honda Accord when the truck fell on his car. Rescue agents brought him out of the wreckage, dead. According to witnesses, it took […]

Apr 3 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

Oil Prices Fall, Extending Last Week’s Slide

LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices extended last week’s decline to fall by about $4 a barrel during early trade on Monday after a U.S. official said Russia was showing signs it might be willing to have substantive negotiations over Ukraine. Brent crude futures was last down by $4.12 or 3.6% at $108.55 a barrel at […]

Mar 14 2022 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

Oil Prices Slump As UAE Supports Supply Boost

LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices have plunged after the United Arab Emirates said it supported increasing production. Brent crude, an international benchmark, fell more than 17% at one point after the statement by the UAE, a member of the powerful oil cartel Opec. The fall follows weeks of skyrocketing oil prices due to supply disruptions […]

Mar 10 2022 | Posted in Business,International,National | Read More »

Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Fall At Howard University

LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Monday after he fell during a visit to Howard University to advocate on behalf of students protesting campus living conditions. The 80-year-old civil rights leader took a spill and hit his head while entering a building on the Washington, DC, campus, according to his spokesman […]

Nov 2 2021 | Posted in International,NASRDA | Read More »

Mystery Tree Crushes Nine Persons To Death In Oyo

LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 9 persons have reportedly lost their lives in the Alafin Sabo Idi Odun area of Oyo State on Monday, 4th October, 2021 when a tree fell on them. Focus Naija can report that the victims included market women and their children that were taking cover from a heavy downpour. […]

Oct 5 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Afghan Footballer’s Escape Attempt From Kabul Ends In Tragedy

Afghan sporting officials have confirmed the death of young footballer Zaki Anwari. The 19-year-old plummeted to his death after trying to cling on to a departing plane this week. Tributes have flooded in for Zaki Anwari who tragically fell to his death from a plane, while trying to escape from Kabul A desperate attempt to […]

Aug 21 2021 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Nigerian Falls To His Death From 12th Floor In Indonesia

LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man has died after falling from the 12th floor of his apartment while allegedly attempting to evade immigration officers. The man, known as Ogodor, from Uli, Anambra state, fell from the Gading Nias Apartment in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, January 23, 2020. There are conflicting reports about how he died. Some Nigerians […]

Jan 24 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Man Falls To Death As Parachute Fails To Open When He Jumped Out Of A Plane

LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Canadian man has died after his parachute failed to open when he jumped out of a plane during a military exercise led by US forces in Bulgaria, local media reported on Tuesday. Three soldiers, reportedly US citizens, were also injured during the exercise overnight to Tuesday, dubbed Swift Response 2019, according […]

Jun 19 2019 | Posted in International,National | Read More »