LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, said the basis of the telephone conversation between Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, and Bola Tinubu, president-elect, is unclear. In a series of tweets posted on Friday, Obi said the US should wait for the presidential election tribunal’s…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mass shootings in the U.S. are once again on the rise — and countries around the world are taking notice. At least seven nations have issued advisories to their citizens who intend on traveling to the U.S., citing serious safety concerns in recent years. New Zealand, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, France,…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally signaled he would appeal the $5 million judgement against him in E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit — as the writer’s attorneys said she’s thinking of suing him again. Trump, 76, was found liable of sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll, 79, by a Manhattan federal jury…
LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Southwest People’s Democratic Party, PDP, chairman, Hon. Soji Adagunodo is dead. Adagunodo was once A Chairman of the PDP in Osun State, it was gathered, died on to the great beyond on Monday after a brief sickness in the United States of America. Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke while reaching…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Writer E. Jean Carroll was awarded $5 million Tuesday by a Manhattan jury that found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her — while clearing him of her rape claim. Carroll, 79, held her head down as the verdict was read in Manhattan federal court — and nodded…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amid a protracted stalemate in Congress over immigration, President Joe Biden has opened a back door to allow hundreds of thousands of new immigrants into the country, significantly expanding the use of humanitarian parole programs for people escaping war and political turmoil around the world. The measures, introduced over the past year…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-American forces carried out a precarious evacuation of US embassy personnel in Sudan, President Joe Biden said late Saturday, calling for the end to “unconscionable” violence there as two rival leaders battled for power in the African country. Biden thanked the US troops who carried out the mission to extract American staffers…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 36-year-old Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 70 years in prison after he was found guilty on two counts of harassment of a public servant for spitting at police officers. Larry Pearson was initially arrested in May 2022 on multiple charges, including harassment of a public servant, assault, assault domestic violence…