LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-George Weah Jr, the son of Liberia’s president, was brought into custody on Wednesday morning over charges of public disorder for noise nuisance related to a house party in Paris during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to French media. George Weah Junior, son of the president of Liberia, was brought before the judicial…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who was seen as a possible successor to President Alassane Ouattara, has died in Freiburg in southwestern Germany, two days after his 56th birthday, the government said on Wednesday. A former media executive who turned to politics, Bakayoko acted as a negotiator and intermediary between warring…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, has been hospitalised in Paris, France, after falling ill, TheCable understands. However, contrary to speculations, he has not been diagnosed with COVID-19. TheCable understands he tested negative for COVID-19 before travelling to the UK in December. He initially complained of exhaustion and had travelled out…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse died of coronavirus on Friday aged 71, his family and party said, after being held hostage for six months by jihadists earlier this year. Cisse “died in France, where he had been taken for Covid-19 care,” a member of his family told AFP. “I can confirm this…