LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Wednesday, November 20, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested notorious fraudster Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, also known as Bobo Chicago, for scamming companies and individuals of $2.8 million in Illinois. Authorities have also revoked the license of the African Shrine, owned by Wale Ogundana in Las Vegas, after the FBI traced…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The judge who presided over Hunter Biden’s federal tax case in Los Angeles rebuked President Biden on Tuesday for pardoning his son this week, saying he misrepresented the facts of his son’s criminal case when he announced the move. In a brief order, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi also accused the president…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would lift “emergency martial law” soon after the opposition-controlled parliament voted against it. “Just a moment ago, there was a demand from the National Assembly to lift the state of emergency, and we have withdrawn the military that was deployed for martial law operations,”…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently received a special gift from French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to France. President Macron presented Tinubu with a jersey bearing the number 10, famously worn by Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé. The gesture symbolised the strong diplomatic ties between Nigeria and France and highlighted…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in Pakistan reported Monday that armed clashes between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes in a northwestern district bordering the border with Afghanistan have resulted in at least 133 deaths within the past two weeks. The sectarian violence in Kurram in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa flared up late last…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Baltasar Engonga has been acquitted in connection with the viral sextape scandal that sparked widespread media attention earlier this year. A court has officially dismissed all charges against him, clearing him of any wrongdoing. The case, which had drawn significant public scrutiny, was dismissed after the court found insufficient evidence to support…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The mysterious detention of Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a visit to Kenya nearly two weeks ago has sparked widespread condemnation and fears of a clandestine exchange of intelligence between the two neighbours. Besigye’s allies and wife have come out to reveal harrowing details of how the opposition chief was…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues. In a statement issued by the White House, Mr. Biden said he had decided to issue the executive grant of clemency for his…