LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A US federal grand jury in Baltimore, Maryland has returned an indictment charging three Maryland men for the federal charges of conspiracy, violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Reform Control Act, related to the export of firearms and ammunition from the United States to Nigeria. Charged in the…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- – The son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, one of the main leaders of Afghanistan’s anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s, has pledged to hold out against the Taliban from his stronghold in the Panjshir valley. In a Washington Post editorial, Ahmad Massoud, the 32-year-old son of the former mujahideen commander, said members…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Taliban captured another three provincial capitals in Afghanistan on Friday, completing their sweep of the country’s south in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war. The latest significant blow was the loss of the capital of Helmand…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 31 lawyers have expressed their interest in defending Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police who was suspended in connection with a $1.1m scam involving a self-confessed fraudster, Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi. Barrister Bappah Salisu, who spoke for the group of lawyers drawn from the 19 Northern states in the…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia says FIFA ran a foul of his constitutional rights after he was convicted of bribery. In a lawsuit filed Monday in New York federal court, the former Nigerian international claims only the US Government can charge him. The 53-year-old was initially sanctioned in 2019 by FIFA…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A prominent lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has said the United States must make a formal request for the extradition of Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari. Kyari was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the fraud case against Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi in the US. The indictment was followed…
Tunde Adesola LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-If you went to nursery or primary school in Nigeria, you’re unlikely to miss the deafening ‘A-for-apple’ cognitive verbal rendition schoolchildren crammed and screamed. ‘A-for-apple!’, ‘B-for-ball!’, ‘C-for-cake!’, ‘D-for-dog!’, ‘E-for-egg!’, ‘F-for-fish!’ ‘G-for-goat!’, ‘H-for-hen!’, ‘I-for-ink!’, ‘J-for-jug!’. In my kindergarten days, ‘K’ was for kettle, but now, I guess ‘K’ must be for…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America en route Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force has said. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday, said the fighter jets departed from the US on Wednesday and are expected…