LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses. It was just after sunrise Thursday when dozens of officers from Rio de Janeiro state’s civil police stormed Jacarezinho, a favela…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within Fourteen (14) days preceding travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Brazilian clubs have expressed condolences following the sudden death of the father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker. Fluminense posted on social media Thursday that it’s deeply sorry for the death of José Agostinho Becker. Alisson’s brother, Muriel, is a goalkeeper at Fluminense. Internacional, where both Alisson and Muriel played, also offered…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has continued its offensive action against drug barons and cartels in Nigeria with the latest seizure of 40 parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kilogram (100.05pds), with an estimated street value of over N32 billion. The consignment containing the illicit drug was put under surveillance by operatives of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A leading woman boxer has been arrested in Switzerland on suspicion of killing her husband, according to reports on Monday. Viviane Obenauf, a three-time challenger for world boxing titles, is reportedly being held on suspicion of beating her husband to death with a blunt object. The 34-year-old Ms Obenauf was born in…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Brazil and Barcelona star Ronaldinho is to be released after four months under house arrest in Paraguay, according to reports. The 40-year-old Brazil World Cup winner was arrested for allegedly trying to enter the South American country on a fake passport in March. Ronaldinho, along with brother and manager Roberto de…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil has pulled out of the race to host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup just two weeks before the successful bid is announced. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the country’s national soccer body, said its government did not want to sign guarantees required to hold the event owing to Covid-19. Brazil…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 800 inmates broke out of four prisons in São Paulo, Brazil, after the Justice Department announced it was postponing a work program that allowed inmates to leave jails amid the coronavirus panic. The massive jailbreak came as Brazil confirmed its first coronavirus-linked death Tuesday, a 62-year-old man who died Monday afternoon…