LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents. The announcement by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland marks a new low in ties between the neighbors and trading partners which…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has strongly condemned the attacks in Plateau State in which no fewer than 86 people were killed and several others injured. The US in a statement by Heather Nauert, Spokesperson for the US Department of State, said the perpetrators of the attacks should be brought to justice….
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canadians have taken to practicing pocketbook diplomacy in defense of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is caught in a trade war of words with President Trump, by boycotting American goods and canceling vacations to the United States, according to a report. Shoppers are shunning Kentucky bourbon, California wine and Florida oranges, and…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)Facing a crackdown on their favorite visa to enter the United States, hundreds of wealthy Indians are turning to another program that fast tracks immigrants to a green card. Applications from India for EB-5 visas — which give immigrants a green card if they invest $500,000 and create 10 jobs in the…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia gave official notice to 60 US diplomats to leave the country by April 5 in response to Washington’s expulsion of 60 Russian officials earlier this week. According to a statement by the Russian foreign ministry released on Thursday, 58 of those expelled served at the US embassy in Moscow and two…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Faculty members at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, have voted by a large majority that the school should annul the honorary degree awarded Donald Trump in 1988. Almost 83 percent of faculty members who participated in this week’s ballot approved the motion calling on the school’s board of trustees to rescind Trump’s…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The family of late Dr. Sunday Ogunyade of Gbagada, Lagos, has cried to President Muhamadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the House of Senate and the governor of Lagos State to wade into the problem they have with 11plc, former Mobil Oil. Ogunyade family has alleged that Mobil Oil…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has summoned Stuart Symington, United States ambassador to Nigeria, over Donald Trump’s usage of a demeaning term to describe African nations. The US president is reported to have questioned why the US would want to have immigrants from “shithole countries” such as Haiti and African nations. The comment was…
