US Lawmakers Quiz Pentagon As Iran War Hits $29bn

  LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Both Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defense spending pointedly questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Iran ceasefire, the cost of the war and the administration’s decision to enter the conflict without Congress’ approval. Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

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Insecurity: US Orders  Staff To Leave Nigeria Embassy, Lists 23 States As ‘Do Not Travel’

LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an updated travel advisory issued on Wednesday, the department noted that, starting April 8, 2026, Americans are advised to reconsider travel to the country due to crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and civil unrest. The advisory classified the overall travel advisory for Nigeria as “Level 3: Reconsider Travel,” while some states are at…

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Iran Response To US Ceasefire Proposal Is  ‘Unacceptable’- Trump

LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian state television reported that Tehran rejected the U.S. proposal as amounting to surrender, insisting instead on “war reparations by the U.S., full Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and the release of seized Iranian assets.” Washington’s latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen…

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Judge Who Sentenced Ex-South Korean First Lady To 20 Years In Prison Found Dead Weeks After Verdict

  LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)A South Korean appellate court judge who presided over a high-profile case involving former first lady Kim Keon-hee was found dead early Wednesday morning, police said. Shin Jong-oh, who had overturned a lower court’s not guilty verdict and imposed a harsher sentence on Kim, was discovered with severe injuries in a…

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