LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear program would come in a later phase, two regional officials…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Cameroon said on Monday that Russia has confirmed the deaths of 16 soldiers in Ukraine, according to a memo addressed to the Russian Embassy in the central African country. In the memo addressed to the embassy, the country’s foreign affairs ministry acknowledged the death of 16 Cameroonian soldiers serving in…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vladimir Putin has been raking in billions as oil prices surge following the US-Israeli war with Iran. Despite years of sanctions on the Russian oil industry, amid Putin’s deadly ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the outbreak of war in the Middle East has helped line the despot’s pockets. New analysis has revealed the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS&) Nigerian man, Balogun Adisa Ridwan, earlier reported to have died in the ongoing war in Ukraine has been found alive, after being captured by Ukrainian soldiers. Ridwan was listed among Nigerians allegedly killed in the conflict, having travelled to Russia in search of employment. His name circulated in media reports…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 20 people have been rescued in Kenya from a suspected human trafficking ring that lured them with job offers in Russia but intended to send them to fight in Ukraine, police said. It follows an intelligence-led raid on a residential apartment on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, where officers…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel. Israel launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran last week, to which Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks. Moscow is one of Iran’s most important…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has said it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” rather than push for peace talks immediately. The American president made the remarks during a visit from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday in Washington. Merz expressed skepticism about the prospect of a near-term peace…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia has sentenced an Australian man to 13 years in a maximum-security prison for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, state prosecutors in the Russian-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine said Friday. Oscar Jenkins, 33, was found guilty by a court in Luhansk of participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary, prosecutors said in…