LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Venezuela barred opposition leader María Corina Machado from running in upcoming elections, causing more tension in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential vote. Machado’s ban, like those slapped on other leading opposition figures including former governor and twice presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, on the face of it seeks to keep her out…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Three soldiers behind a failed coup in Gabon in 2019 have been sentenced to 15 years’ prison, the prosecutor told AFP on Thursday. The three, including Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang who was a member of the elite Republican Guard, had gone on state television on January 7, 2019, calling for a “public…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian politicians have “budgeted, squandered and siphoned over $302 billion or N66.7trillion using fraudulent or dishonest party politics and promotion of ethno-religious divisions and sentiments” in only 15 years. This is according to the International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety). The group in a statement issued on…