LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Spain has threatened to take “proportional measures” if Italy continues border controls on travelers from that country by Sunday. Rome last Saturday reintroduced border controls with Spain, temporarily suspending the Schengen Agreement that permits passport-free travel across 29 countries in Europe. Italy’s move followed by the mass arrival of unauthorized migrants into…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach on Saturday. Iran’s politburo-like body known as the supreme national security…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-CNN International has hired British-born Nigerian journalist Adefemi Akinsanya to host its new multiplatform feature series Africa Inc. Africa Inc. will showcase how African companies are competing and thriving on the global stage, from technology and hospitality, to manufacturing and entertainment. The series positions the continent not as an emerging player, but…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fresh details have emerged on why former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is deeply concerned over a strange payment made into his personal bank account, with fears that the transaction could be part of an attempt to associate him with individuals or activities unknown to him. Saturday Vanguard gathered that beyond the unsolicited payment…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Calls for the removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, intensified on Friday as opposition parties and some Nigerians responded to the freezing of the Osun State Government’s account. They described the action of the anti-graft agency as politically motivated, alleging that the commission had…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has widened, with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncovering two additional fictitious agencies allegedly linked to the scheme. The development was disclosed on Thursday by ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu, after he submitted an interim report on…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta after hordes of mostly military-aged men rushed into the Spanish enclave from Morocco late last month, Ceuta’s president said Thursday. While speaking from a video call during an extraordinary session of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Ceuta President…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jorge Messi, the father of soccer great Lionel Messi, died Friday night at a clinic in Rosario, Argentina after a long battle with an illness, according to multiple Argentine and Spanish outlets. He was 68. Jorge Messi’s battle with illness became a story during the World Cup that saw his son’s Argentina…
