Iran Claims Responsibility For  Missile Barrage Near US Consulate In Iraq

LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran claimed responsibility Sunday for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in northern Iraq, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard earlier this week. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest the attack,…

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Russia Intensifies Attacks On Key Ukrainian Cities Amid Casualties

LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Russian forces have intensified attacks on several key Ukrainian cities as Ukraine’s president accused Moscow of wanting to “erase our country”. Ukrainian authorities denied Russia’s claim it had captured the Black Sea port of Kherson on Wednesday, the seventh day of its invasion of Ukraine, while Russian artillery massed outside the capital…

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7,000 More US Troops Head To Europe Amid Russia Attack On Ukraine

LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned Russia’s military assault on Ukraine as “a flagrant violation of international law” and vowed further punishment for the aggressors in the days and weeks to come. That will include sending more U.S. troops to Europe, to supplement both American and NATO Forces there. Biden directed Defense…

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Oil Prices Jumps Above  $105 Per Barrel After Russia Attacks Ukraine

LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices jumped on Thursday, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea in the biggest attack by one state against another…

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One Feared Killed, Scores Injured As Suspected Hoodlums Attack Igboho’s Residence

LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One person was feared killed and many confirmed injured on Saturday when armed thugs attacked the Soka residence of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Igboho’s lead lawyer, Yomi Aliyyu (SAN), confirmed the attack in a telephone chat with The PUNCH on Saturday. Our correspondent also…

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