LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Having survived the murky waters of politics in Nigeria, where her mother was kidnapped to send her a message, and rising to number two at the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala should have no trouble dealing with international trade negotiators in her new job at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The 66-year-old will…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is reportedly sending taxpayers audit requests, asking those who have held cryptocurrencies to disclose their trading activity. SARS has sent the requests to a number of taxpayers who, in turn, contacted professional tax services firm Tax Consulting South Africa, reported local IT news site MyBroadband on…
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…
