LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta. In an upwelling of anger in the country’s largest city protesters chanted, “Military dictator, fail, fail;…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-nine out of 30 moderate-to-severe COVID-19 patients who were administered a treatment developed by Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) as part of a Phase I trial recovered from the disease and were released within three to five days, the hospital said Friday. The 30th patient also recovered but it took…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a step closer to becoming the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, after a South Korean rival withdrew on Friday following months of uncertainty over the body’s leadership. Okonjo-Iweala faced opposition from the U.S. administration of former President Donald Trump after a WTO…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Criminal Court on Thursday convicted a one-time child soldier who morphed into a brutal commander in the notorious Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army of dozens of war crimes and crimes against humanity, ranging from multiple murders to forced marriages. Dominic Ongwen, who was abducted by the shadowy militia…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former US President Donald Trump, has denied allegations that he instigated the Capitol riots. He equally claimed that the US senate has no power to impeach him, noting that he “holds no public office from which he can be removed.” On the 6th of January, 2021, alleged Trump’s supporters stormed the US…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The nternational corruption case against Eni, Shell and some officials of the companies resumed in Milan Court today. Public prosecutors responded to conclusions by defense lawyers from previous hearings. The trial is about to come to an end and a court judgment is expected on March 17, 2021. Despite opposition by the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A bulk carrier belonging to NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping is reported safe and its crew unharmed after a pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea. The incident was confirmed Monday by Eagle Bulk Shipping in a tweet informing that its owned Ultramax bulker carrier Rowayton Eagle was hijacked about 240 miles southeast…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The businessman was arrested after flaunting wads of cash online and was allegedly tortured in custody leading to his death. Prince Obieze Nestor, a popular Nigerian businessman has allegedly died in Dubai police custody after he was arrested for displaying cash online. The man who is believed to be into oil and gas…