LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian lawmaker burst into tears on Tuesday on the floor of the parliament while discussing the insecurity in his state. Although the security situation across the country appears to have worsened with almost daily reports of killings and kidnappings, the lawmaker focussed on the latest incident in his state. At the…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports. In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he was also dissolving the government and parliament. “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power,” he added. It comes hours after he and…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s car was involved in a minor accident as he left the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. As Johnson‘s car left Parliament to drive the short distance to Downing Street following the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions, a group of protesters ran towards the car, prompting it…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Zimbabwean parliamentary committee is summoning former leader Robert Mugabe to explain past comments on alleged diamond looting — the first time a public institution has called him to account for such claims made during his 37-year rule. Mugabe, who resigned in November following a military intervention and extraordinary public demonstrations, has…