LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt of court last month, was admitted to hospital for a check-up on Friday, less than a week before he is due in court for a separate graft trial. The Department of Correctional Services “can confirm that former president Jacob Zuma has today, 6…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi who vanished six years ago and was thought to have died has reappeared and announced his intention to re-enter politics. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is still wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, said he intended to unify Libya at the head…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has received 4 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States government, its health minister said on Monday, as the West African country battles a third wave of infections. Osagie Ehanire said the vaccines, which arrived on Sunday, are undergoing validation by the country’s drug regulator. He said…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Anti-corruption groups HEDA, Re:Common and Corner House have welcomed the appeals lodged by the Milan Prosecutor and the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the acquittal of Shell, Eni and 13 other defendants for alleged corruption in the acquisition of the giant OPL 245 oil field in Nigeria. The defendants, who all denied…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-France on Friday cleared the extradition of Francois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso’s former president, to his home country where he is wanted in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist. The Council of State, France’s highest court for cases involving public administration, rejected an appeal by Compaore’s lawyers against…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, may be deported to Nigeria. Upon his deportation, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force would arrest him, a security source confided in our correspondent. However, the activist’s lawyers have kicked against the move, saying that it was…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States Court has ordered the arrest of Nigeria’s top cop and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Abba Kyari. A District Court of California issued a warrant of arrest for Kyari over his role in series of fraud committed by notorious internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi. Our source gathered that…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wire fraud convict, Obinwanne Okeke, widely known as Invictus Obi, has lost the appeal he filed against his years’ imprisonment. The U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal after it was voluntarily withdrawn by the convict. The 33-year-old Nigerian, who was arrested in the U.S. on August 6, 2019, had pleaded guilty to the offence of conspiracy…