LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump blamed Russia and Iran for backing Syrian dictator Bashar Assad after reports of further suffering for Syrian civilians at the hands of their own government — calling out Vladimir Putin specifically. Trump delivered his critique of the Russian leader during a Sunday-morning tweetstorm that covered a variety of topics and…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)- Oil fell by more than 2 percent on Monday, pressured by a rise in Russian production, expectations that Saudi Arabia will cut prices of the crude it sends to Asia and a deepening trade spat between China and the United States. Brent crude fell $1.70, or 2.5 percent, to settle at…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia on Friday expelled diplomats from 23 countries in a wave of retaliatory measures against the West in a spy row, the biggest wave of tit-for-tat expulsions in recent memory. The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the heads of missions from 23 countries earlier to tell…
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 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Trump administration on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats and the closing of Moscow’s last diplomatic outpost on the West Coast, part of a coordinated effort with U.S. allies to punish Russia for an attack in Britainusing a deadly nerve agent. The action, which involved a larger number of…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWRANGERS)-Russian businessman Sergei Mavrodi, whose MMM pyramid scheme deprived millions of Russians of their savings in the 1990s, has died of a heart attack, according to Russia media. Reports said the 62-year-old was rushed to the hospital late on March 25 with pain in his chest and died several hours later. Mavrodi’s…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWRANGERS)- With nuclear tensions at a high between Russia and the West, Vladimir Putin has said that he is willing to destroy the world – but only if Russia is threatened. In a two-hour video documentary released in his native Russia, Putin said that he would give the order to launch if…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The original FIFA World Cup, which will be handed over to the captain of the victorious team inside the 80,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018 as prize for conquering the world at the 21st FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, will arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday. The trophy, on…