LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gabon’s military leaders say they have freed deposed President Ali Bongo from house arrest, where he has been since they seized power last week. This includes permission to travel abroad for medical check-ups. He suffered a stroke in 2018 and his health was a major source of concern for many in the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said Tuesday that police had assaulted his party members and put him under house arrest to prevent him from attending a campaign rally for a local by-election. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said police and military officers, deployed overnight, had barred him from leaving his…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union has joined a growing number of international voices calling for a probe into Ugandan election abuses and violence that left more than 40 people dead in the lead up to the polls. Opposition candidates were harassed by security forces, the media was suppressed by the government, and observers’ offices…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party will challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s election victory. Speaking in a news conference on Sunday (January 17), National Unity Party’s Maathias Mpuuga also condemned what it called the house arrest of Wine and his wife. “We have evidence of ballot stuffing and other forms of election malpractice…
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 DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS-Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Friday morning placed under temporary house arrest as the police prevented him from attending the planned APC mega rally in Benin. It will be recalled that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had on Thurdsay suspended the…