LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cryptocurrencies “have no intrinsic value” and people who invest in them should be prepared to lose all their money; Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey said Thursday. Digital currencies like bitcoin, ether and even dogecoin have been on a tear this year; reminding some investors of the 2017 crypto bubble in which…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced a former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to 25 years in prison for crimes including rape, sexual enslavement, child abduction, torture and murder. Dominic Ongwen, who was taken into ICC custody in 2015, was convicted…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses. It was just after sunrise Thursday when dozens of officers from Rio de Janeiro state’s civil police stormed Jacarezinho, a favela…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at once — after expecting seven, according to Mali’s Minister of Health and the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born. It appeared to be the first time on record that a woman had given birth to nine surviving babies at once. The…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A few hours after announcing his divorce from wife, Melinda, Bloomberg has delisted one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates, from its billionaire list index. Gates had, on Monday, announced that he and Melinda who are the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, were splitting after 27…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from the Mexico City elevated metro train derailment has risen to at least 23, with about 70 injured — as rescue efforts were suspended Tuesday amid fears that a dangling car might come crashing down. “Unfortunately there are 23 deceased,” including minors, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at the…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two weeks after veteran Chadian leader Idriss Deby Itno was mortally wounded fighting a rebel force, one of his predecessors, ex-president Goukouni Weddeye, has called for inclusive dialogue to “save Chad”. Goukouni, who ruled the turbulent Sahel country from 1980 to 1982, urged “reconciliation to end our quarrels,” in a process that…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, will separate after 27 years together, the billionaire announced on Monday, ending a marriage that launched an influential globe-spanning philanthropic and humanitarian empire. Via Twitter, Gates — one of the world’s wealthiest men — said that he and his wife remain committed to…