LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former senator and the acting mayor of a small Haiti town have been charged in the death of a journalist whose 2019 killing, amid the country’s deepening political crisis, sparked protests and calls for an investigation after he became the third journalist in the country killed in less than two years….
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukrainian soldier dressed as a woman was arrested as he tried to flee to Romania to avoid combat on the front lines where Kyiv’s forces are heavily outnumbered. The 44-year-old, a listed soldier, attempted to cross the border in Transcarpathia but was apprehended, the Ukrainian border authorities. “Fashion bow, make-up with a…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An historic intercontinental rail link is aiming to link Europe to Morocco with an ambitious underwater tunnel. The Moroccan National Company for Strait Studies (SNED) announced last week it is are starting feasibility research on a revived 40-year-old train project that can connect Europe and Africa by 2030. The project highlights a…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy. Parliament last month approved a law that paves the way for sending asylum…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of the detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, hass told the US Parliament that the Nigerian Government kept his husband, Tigran Gambaryan, in Kuje prison together with Boko Haram terrorists and bandits. Yuki, represented by her congressman, Rich McCormick, spoke at Tuesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-On Monday, Liberian President, Joseph Boakai, appointed Major General Charles Johnson (retd.), as the Director of the National Security Agency, pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate His appointment is coming months after his resignation as Minister of National Defence. Before that, he led the Armed Forces of Liberia as its Chief of…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senegalese government has announced the end of French as an official language, replacing it with Arabic. This decision, made at a Cabinet meeting on Sunday, reflects the ongoing political transformation in Senegal. The decision follows the recent election of opposition candidate Bassirou Faye as president. In a televised address on March…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-International students enrich Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. That is why, in recent months, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has introduced reforms to the International Student Program, to ensure system integrity while protecting students from fraud and financial vulnerability. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today…