LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A personal valet to President Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus — the first known confirmed case in the West Wing, the White House said Thursday. “We were recently notified by the White House Medical Unit that a member of the United States Military, who works on the White House campus,…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump on Wednesday described the coronavirus pandemic as the worst attack the US has ever endured, calling it worse than Pearl Harbor or 9/11. “We went through the worst attack we’ve ever had in our country,” the president said of the virus which has killed more than 71,000 people in the…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump is looking to wind down the White House coronavirus task force in the coming weeks even as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. continues to rise, the New York Times reported. Vice President Mike Pence, who Trump appointed to lead the task force, confirmed that such…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States government yesterday issued a stern warning to the Muhammadu Buhari administration against any attempt to divert the $308 million to be repatriated from looted funds by former military dictator, the late General Sani Abacha, to help the fight against the deadly coronavirus, instead of expending the funds on the…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS) -President Donald Trump called President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday and promised to help Nigeria fight the deadly coronavirus. He promised to send ventilators. “President Muhammadu Buhari had a phone conversation with the US President Donald Trump today, the two leaders discussed Nigeria’s efforts to defeat the COVID–19 Pandemic, and President Trump pledged…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Executive Director of US based non-governmental organization, Victims Of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOF), Marion Smith has applauded the White House for taking this much step in the suspension of funds to World Health Organisation (WHO) on corovirus. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, disclosed that in their latest documented report…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bill Gates has condemned Donald Trump’s decision to suspend funding for the World Health Organization, saying it is “as dangerous as it sounds”. The billionaire Microsoft founder tweeted that the world needs the health body more than ever. Trump’s controversial decision, which he said was made over the WHO’s handling of the…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS) ― Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has refused to issue a statewide “stay-at-home” order to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus because the disease has not hit many areas of the state, he said. At least 30 states have issued statewide stay-at-home orders so far. Florida, among eight states with the…