LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Development Bank on Thursday launched an independent inquiry into allegations of embezzlement and preferential treatment against its embattled president Akinwumi Adesina, who is seeking re-election in August, its board of governors said. The investigation into Adesina, a former Nigerian minister for agriculture, follows calls for a probe by Washington, and…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Even as South Africa eases its coronavirus lockdown, infection numbers have started to rise quickly and President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he was particularly concerned about the province around Cape Town. Western Cape, whose Table Mountain and wine tours make it a leading tourist destination, has become the country’s main coronavirus…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19. The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office came with the family’s permission and…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 50 new high-performance Mopar models were stolen from a California Dodge dealership after looters shattered the showroom windows to snatch keys. There’s no denying that 2020 is a year for the history books that nobody in this lifetime could forget even if they tried. While we are still dealing…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump late Monday threatened to mobilize the U.S. military to keep the peace across the nation, following days of violent protests and minutes after federal police charged a crowd of peaceful demonstrators to clear a path for a presidential photo op. Speaking at the Rose Garden of the White House,…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The UK and Canada have opposed Russia’s return to the G7, deepening a rift over US President Donald Trump’s wish for the country to rejoin. Mr Trump said on Saturday he would postpone the G7 summit scheduled to take place this month until September. The president said the G7’s “outdated group of…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump has announced he is postponing the G7 until at least September and wants to invite four additional countries to the summit: Russia, Australia, India and South Korea. “I’m postponing it because I don’t feel as a G7 it probably represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some 30 people have been killed in eastern Burkina Faso in a gun attack on a cattle market, reports say. Gunmen on motorbikes fired into the crowded market in Kompienga town around lunchtime on Saturday, eyewitnesses and residents said. It is unclear who was behind the attack, but Burkina Faso has seen…