LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump became the third sitting president in U.S. history to be impeached, as the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday the two articles of impeachment against him: that he abused the power of his office by pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election on his behalf, and that he obstructed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-As two weeks of televised impeachment hearings and wall-to-wall coverage came to a close, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll showed that a majority of registered voters believe Donald Trump abused his powers as president of the United States. But the country remained divided over the question of whether he should be impeached…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first public hearings in the House Democrats’ ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s requests for Ukraine to investigate his political rivals begin Wednesday in Washington, D.C., with William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, a senior State Department official, scheduled to testify in an open session at…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump on Tuesday offered to help Mexico “wage WAR on the drug cartels” after a shootout left at least nine Americans dead. Initial reports indicated the victims were women and children traveling in at least three cars who may have been targeted by mistake or caught in a crossfire between rival gangs. All…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In its first vote related to the impeachment of President Trump, the House on Thursday approved largely along party lines a resolution affirming its investigation and setting rules for public hearings to be held in the coming weeks. The resolution passed 232 to 196. All Republicans, who have complained about being shut…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Half of Americans support impeaching Donald Trump and removing him from office, a poll has found. Although support for impeachment hit a new high in the CNN poll, the US president’s approval ratings for handling major issues have not significantly fallen. Of the national sample of 1,003 people, 57 per cent disapproved…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The White House has issued a formal objection to House Democrats’ impeachment probe into President Trump without an official vote. In a blistering letter to House Democrats, the White House’s lawyer said President Trump “cannot participate in your partisan and unconstitutional inquiry under these circumstances.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) announced…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS-U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Nigeria on her 59th Independence Anniversary. Trump extended his congratulations in a message to President Muhammadu Buhari which was published on the website of U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria. In the message, Trump said Nigeria is one of U.S. strongest partners in Africa. READ…