LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States this week dispatched a group of warships, including the USS Gerald Ford, to support Israel following the brutal attacks by Hamas militants. Where were they sent specifically? U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group — which includes the namesake aircraft…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A North Dakota state senator, his wife and their two young children died in a plane crash as they were traveling through Utah, officials announced Monday. State Sen. Doug Larsen was piloting a plane as he traveled with his wife, Amy, and two of their sons Sunday evening in Grand County, Utah,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party–LP, will be delivering a speech at Chinua Achebe International Symposium, and the 10th Anniversary Memorial and 40th Anniversary of his seminal booklet “The Trouble with Nigeria” at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. The former governor of Anambra State disclosed this in a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two days after the United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo visited Nigeria as part of U.S. efforts to strengthen economic ties between both countries and a day after President Bola Tinubu, presently in the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), advised Nigerians in abroad to return home, the U.S….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has emerged as the world’s most cryptocurrency-aware nation, according to the results of a global survey conducted by ConsenSys and YouGov. The survey aimed to provide insights into how various countries perceive cryptocurrencies and the broader Web3 ecosystem. The primary findings of the poll suggest that Nigeria and…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa, has expressed concern over recent cases linking Nigerian athletes to fraudulent activities in the United States, The PUNCH reports. US-based Nigerian long jumper Mercy Abire, 28, currently faces the risk of a substantial 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Republic of Niger’s coup leaders have announced they would end the mandates of ambassadors to four countries as they face international pressure to restore the democratically elected leader they ousted last week. According to France24, the West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Nations has halted its humanitarian operations in the Republic of Niger as an expression of its displeasure to an attempt by the military to oust President Mohamed Bazoum and take over power. This was as the United States and France joined the African Union and the Economic Community of West…