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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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Eye Witness Recounts How Unidentified Assailants Attack Plateau Communities  Macheting Children, Adults, Women To Death

  LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS) Parents, relatives and sympathisers gathered in a community in Bassa Local Government Area on Sunday following a deadly attack that claimed several lives during a night invasion by unidentified assailants. According to a report aired by Trust TV on May 10, 2026, the attack occurred on Friday night when armed…

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2027: Why Political Opportunists Must Not Be Allowed To Contest Again

  By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-During the Peter Obi wave in 2022, many individuals – some of whom never realistically had prospects of electoral victory – secured positions largely on the strength of his popularity and political momentum. Shortly after settling into offices, several of them defected to other political parties. A few,…

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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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