LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWRANGERS)-A former Congolese rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Fighters loyal to Bosco Ntaganda carried out gruesome massacres of civilians, said judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ntaganda, nicknamed “Terminator”, was convicted on 18 counts including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers….
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A South African man who won the chance to be the first black African in space has died in a motorbike crash before turning his dream into reality, his family announced on Sunday. Mandla Maseko, a part-time DJ, and candidate officer with the South African Air Force, was nicknamed “Afronaut” after landing…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Toyin Ojih Odutola has become the third highest-paid Nigerian artist of all time after her drawing ‘Compound Leaf’ sold at the Sotheby’s for £471,000 (roughly N215 million). News Agency of Nigeria reports that this record-breaking sale puts Ojih Odutola behind a fellow female artist, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, and the legendary Ben Enwonwu. After…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A young Nigerian, Sampson Agarlor who kidnapped Canadian students in faraway Ghana has begged his victims for mercy and everyone he has hurt. Agarlor made a U-turn on Monday at the courtroom as reported by the Ghana News Agency. “I take this opportunity to apologise to the affected Canadian ladies and their…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ghanaian cleric, Prophet Kwabena Tawiah, founder and leader of the Church of Rabbi has threaten to deal with ruthlessly with Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo President. In a video, he stated that he would deal with the president, as well as the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for neglecting him after winning the 2016…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- An Indian mother and daughter were hacked to death by three men over allegations of witchcraft in the country’s remote tribal-dominated east, police said Saturday. The 50-year-old woman and her young daughter were beaten by their neighbours before being attacked with knives on Wednesday night in West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand…
LAGOS JUNE29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian cult has been accused of promoting a life of prostitution and drugs in Italy’s dark and narrow alleys; from the north in Turin to the south in Palermo. The Washington Post writes that “Italian investigators say the Nigerian syndicate meets the definition of a mafia, rather than a criminal gang, because…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWRANGERS)-A Brazilian air force officer travelling with President Jair Bolsonaro’s G20 team has been arrested after being caught with 39 kilograms of cocaine. The officer was detained in Seville, Spain, when the back-up plane travelling to Osaka made a stop-over, a statement released by the Brazilian defence ministry said. It said: “The…
