LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of soldiers have been arrested in Mali accused of plotting to topple the country’s military leaders, sources say. The wave of arrests, which reportedly went on overnight and are expected to continue, reflect increased tensions within the military government, with reports that a jihadist insurgency in the north is gaining ground….
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kuwait’s Criminal Security Sector has dismantled an international cybercrime ring composed of Nigerian nationals responsible for coordinated attacks on telecommunications towers and banks. The Ministry of Interior, which announced this, was referenced by the Arabic-language daily, Al Qabas, which noted that the case was initiated after the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US President Donald Trump has said homeless people must “move out” of Washington DC as he vowed to tackle crime in the city, but the mayor pushed back against the White House likening the American capital to Baghdad in Iraq. The Republican president has also trailed a news conference for Monday about…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an Aug. 2 match in Tokyo, according to world boxing governing bodies. Shigetoshi Kotari’s death was announced by the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization on Aug. 8. The death of Hiromasa Urakawa was announced by the WBO…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-five people have died and others were hurt, when their bus overturned in Kenya while traveling after a funeral, officials confirmed. The fatal incident occurred on Friday, Aug. 8, in Kisumu, the Associated Press reported. “The vehicle lost control, veered, rolled onto the other side of the road,” said local traffic enforcement…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging four Ghanaian nationals, ISAAC ODURO BOATENG, a/k/a “Kofi Boat,” INUSAH AHMED, a/k/a…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Footage has emerged of Olympic gold medallist sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson allegedly attacking her boyfriend Christian Coleman at an airport. Richardson was detained last week in Seattle and a police report said footage appeared to show Coleman being shoved into a wall before an item was thrown at him. https://cf.eip.telegraph.co.uk/store/vid-media/d902a7d4/fallback/d902a7d4-mp4-fallback.mp4 The 25-year-old Richardson…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has ordered US army officials to begin using military force against drug cartels. The extraordinary move has threatened a diplomatic row with Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican president, insisting US forces will not enter the country. The directive marks a significant escalation in the president’s aggressive campaign against the Latin American…