LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana’s government has accepted a recommendation to extend the presidential term from four to five years, the West African country’s justice minister said on Thursday. President John Dramani Mahama set up a committee last year that reviewed the 1992 constitution and made recommendations, some of which were accepted by the government. Attorney…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran publicly hanged two young men Tuesday over their alleged roles in January’s nationwide anti-government protests, as onlookers chanted “Dishonorable, dishonorable!” before security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowd, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an exiled Iranian opposition group. Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amirhossein Safari…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt. The announcement came after local authorities in Ceuta had asked the central government in Madrid for reinforcements to manage…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has hailed Chad’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Chad is the fifth country to withdraw from the global tribunal. The Central African country announced its exit on Monday after Venezuela said on Friday that it had started the formal procedure to withdraw. The ICC had…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For many Nigerian students, graduating from a Canadian institution and securing a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) feels like the final step toward building a long-term future abroad. But for a growing number of graduates, the reality is far different. Because, thousands of PGWPs expire and many discover that completing a degree…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of international students protested in Edmonton’s Mill Woods on Monday, saying they want answers as to why their post-graduate work permits were denied. The students, who protested in the heavy rain at 50 Street and 23 Avenue, came to Edmonton for an education and say they were unfairly and unexpectedly…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death of Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghana’s tallest man, has prompted an outpouring of grief especially in the north of the country where his height had made him a local celebrity. The 33 year old died in hospital on Monday in the northern city of Tamale, about 160km (100 miles) south…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Monday declined to receive a special delegation from South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, over the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, directing the visiting team to instead meet with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye. Multiple credible Presidency sources with knowledge of…
