LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-California has declared a state of emergency after it reportedly has the country’s highest rate of H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, affecting dairy cattle. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a proclamation Wednesday, Dec. 18, to “further enhance the state’s preparedness and accelerate the ongoing cross-agency response efforts” to mitigate the spread…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States offered a US$10 million reward on Tuesday (Dec 10) for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan province, according to the US State Department. An indictment charging Guan with conspiracy to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bushmeat is a category that encompasses many types of meat. It can range anywhere from reptiles and amphibians to birds and primates, big and small. Certain wild animals are excluded from the bushmeat category, such as wild boar or deer, which are often referred to as wild game. Part of this distinction…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad‘s ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, ending his family’s iron-fisted rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. The Islamist rebels also dealt a major blow to the influence of Russia and Iran in the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The judge who presided over Hunter Biden’s federal tax case in Los Angeles rebuked President Biden on Tuesday for pardoning his son this week, saying he misrepresented the facts of his son’s criminal case when he announced the move. In a brief order, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi also accused the president…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State, Franklin Nwadialo, has been arrested in Texas, United States, for allegedly running a $3.3 million romance scam. In a statement on its website on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice announced that the 40-year-old was arrested by the Federal Bureau…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 election, Peter Obi, has joined other world leaders in congratulating U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump on his recent electoral victory. In a statement released by his media aide, Ibrahim Umar, Obi praised the American people for the orderly conduct of the election, commending U.S. electoral…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the US with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its October 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and…