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Why Black Market Organs Harvesting, Trafficking Business Boom in Nigeria

LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s black market for kidneys is booming due to hypertension and renal failure, which affect 20 million Nigerians, with one in five needing urgent transplants. Since humans only need one kidney for survival, they can donate the other to a sick person. In recent years, there has been an increase in the […]

Aug 14 2023 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

270 killed, Over 2000 Injured In Sudanese Military Violence – WHO

LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Health Organisation has said the violence that broke out in Sudan on Saturday has killed 270 people and injured 2,600 so far. The Director General of the organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this during a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. Violence broke out in Sudan over the weekend between the […]

Apr 19 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

World Health Organisation WHO Recommends Use Of facemasks As COVID-19 Spreads

LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of facemasks by the public in specific situations. The WHO issued the update given the current spread of COVID-19 globally. The agency notes that masks are recommended following recent exposure to COVID-19, when someone has or suspects they have COVID-19, when someone is at […]

Jan 17 2023 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nigeria Marks One-Year Anniversary Of First COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment

LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-–As Nigeria today marked the one-year anniversary of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the country via the COVAX Facility, efforts are stepping up to ensure vaccine delivery targets are met. One year on from the first shipment, more than 65.8 million COVID-19 vaccines have been received in Nigeria through COVAX, […]

Mar 2 2022 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

After Deontay Wilder, Who Is Next For The Gipsy King, Tyson Fury

LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury is still celebrating his knockout of Deontay Wilder in their instant classic Saturday in Las Vegas but people are already asking: What’s next for The Gypsy King? Apparently it won’t be a fight against fellow title holder Oleksandr Usyk, who is expected to face Anthony Joshua a second time early […]

Oct 12 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Who Are The Gunmen Abducting Nigerian Students?

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The recent release of three separate groups of students who had been abducted in northern Nigeria brought joyful reunions and the hope that others still held might soon be freed. Now just days later gunmen have again attacked a school in the northwest, taking 73 new hostages. Before Wednesday’s attack some 1,000 […]

Sep 2 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

United Nation Removes Marijuana From List Of World’s Most Dangerous Drugs

LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted on Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that its 53 member states had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to […]

Dec 4 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

FIFA Joins AU, WHO, CAF To Promote Campaign Against Domestic Violence In Africa

LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue of domestic violence by launching the #SafeHome campaign across the African continent. The initiative is designed to support women and children victims of domestic violence, particularly as […]

Aug 19 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

Covid-19 Saga: Trump Moves To Pull US Out Of World Health Organization

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing the WHO of being under China’s control in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from the EU and others, he said he would […]

Jul 8 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Pandemic Not Yet Over, Obi Tells Nigerians, Urges Govtt To Step-UP COVID-19 Awareness

LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to remain vigilant and keep adhering to the COVID-19 safety protocols set by different health agencies. He noted that the coronavirus pandemic was not yet over and would hit the country hard […]

Jul 5 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »