LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)- International anti-corruption and human rights groups have strongly condemned the detention of leading Nigerian anti-corruption activist Olanrewaju Suraju of HEDA, one of the first non-governmental groups to expose corruption allegations surrounding the acquisition of the OPL 245 oil field by oil multinationals Shell and Eni. Mr Suraju, along with the NGOs Corner…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Goalkeeper Joaquin Pucheta was shown a red card in Ecuador’s Serie A for urinating behind his goal as his team Macara beat last-place Orense, 1-0, according to local media. “Joaquin Pucheta, went behind the advertising boards and urinated while the ball was in the opposition half. At that point, Orense players and management…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to official data, COVID-19 injections have been followed by 847 deaths, and over 626,000 adverse effects, including more than 11,000 psychiatric disorders, 771 seizures, and 12 brain injuries. The U.K. government has released its latest weekly update on adverse effects and deaths following the administration of the hastily developed COVID-19 injections….
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Department on Saturday ordered non-essential diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Chad to leave the African nation due to potential insurgent attacks on the capital. In addition to non-essential embassy staff, the department also ordered the families of American personnel stationed there to leave because armed groups appear to be…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of leadership that began with his brother Fidel and the country’s 1959 revolution. The 89-year-old Castro made the announcement in a speech at the opening of the eighth Congress of the ruling party, the only one…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States says it is imposing visa restrictions on “those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Uganda,“ including during the election in January and the campaign period. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement said the Ugandan government’s actions “represent a continued downward…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Actress Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo has been convicted by the Accra Circuit Court over naked pictures with her son. The conviction comes after she posted a naked picture with her son on Instagram celebrating his seventh birthday. She has been remanded into custody to undergo a pregnancy test before…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada has rejected the request of a former member of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Olushola Popoola, seeking asylum in the North American country. Popoola’s application was rejected by the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board in Canada because of him being a member of the defunct unit of the Nigeria…
