LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS) — The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. “Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-AI-powered fraud and the creation of deepfakes with identification are considered a major and serious threat to gambling operators. The generation of synthetic identities is forcing many companies to invest in expensive software to mitigate these risks. Artificial intelligence is already being used to create advertising content for illegal operators. These…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major update has been issued following the plane crash into the sea in Majorca on Saturday (August 2) evening. An emergency response got underway after the incident at sea was reported at 8.20pm near Cap Gros, between Soller and Deia. The two-seater biplane took off from the Binissalem aerodrome at around 6pm…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Airbus plane has been grounded after suffering massive damage as it was hit by a bird while taking off from a Spanish airport. This afternoon Iberia Flight IB579 was forced to land back in Madrid after it was reportedly struck by a large bird during takeoff. Photos from Adolfo Suárez…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least seven people have died in Conakry due to heavy overnight rain, exposing the city’s vulnerability to extreme weather. The downpour, which struck overnight from Wednesday 30 July to Thursday 31 July, brought chaos to numerous neighbourhoods, collapsing homes and sweeping vehicles into the floodwaters. The government said seven people had…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-After sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes for abusing his authority by engaging in a targeted and politically motivated witch hunt on Wednesday, American President Donald Trump threatened to sanction corrupt judges in Nigeria and across the globe in a similar manner. Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, issued…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States (U.S.) has imposed new 15% tariffs on imports from several West African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon, under a sweeping executive order issued by President Donald Trump on Thursday aimed at addressing what he described as persistent trade imbalances threatening U.S. national security. The revised…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 22 people have been killed and more than 1,200 arrested in violence that erupted during protests this week in Angola sparked by the government’s decision to raise the price of fuel, the president’s office said on Wednesday. Joao Lourenco’s office released the death toll in an official statement and said…