LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters to Nigeria worth nearly $1 billion, apparently after U.S. lawmakers lifted objections over human rights concerns. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Thursday announced the sale of the helicopters and related defense systems to the Nigerian military. The…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 300 people have been killed in flooding following days of extreme rainfall in eastern South Africa, with some areas receiving up to six months’ worth of rain in a single day. Touring the devastated region on Wednesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the severity of the downpours was further…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Emmanuel Macron won 27.85 percent of votes in the first round of France’s presidential election, while far-right veteran Marine Le Pen scored 23.15 percent, according to final results from the interior ministry on Monday. The results allow both to advance to a run-off, while far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon came in third at…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag “on a heap of rubble”. Francis spoke at the end of a Palm Sunday service for about 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, the first time…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Boeing 757-200 cargo aircraft operated by DHL has made a dramatic emergency landing at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria international airport, skidded off the runway and broke in two, losing its tail. DHL, part of Deutsche Post AG, said the crew was unharmed and that one member was undergoing a medical review…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lawyers for the family of ex-Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara on Thursday demanded former president Blaise Compaore be extradited after he received a life term in absentia over the revolutionary icon’s 1987 assassination. A military court on Wednesday sentenced Compaore — who seized power in a 1987 coup coinciding with Sankara’s death…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected Russian hackers have begun to target Nigerian websites, with Bet9ja falling as their first victim. This is coming after the United States said it secretly removed malware from computer networks around the world in recent weeks, in its bid to pre-empt Russian cyber attacks. The US said the move was necessary…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man identified as Muima is set to walk down the aisle with his aged lover, Thereza against all odds. The 25-year-old, who is head over heels in love with the 85-year-old woman, said the way she treated him ignited his love for her. Thereza, who has eight children and 20…
