LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has announced an additional 40-million-dollar (N14 billion) aid to Nigeria to address the humanitarian crisis arising from decades of the Boko Haram insurgency. The Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo, who made the announcement in Washington DC on Tuesday, said this was in addition to nearly 350 million dollars…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGRS)-US President Donald Trump has imposed an immigrant visa ban on Nigeria and six other countries, earlier confirming media reports on the policy. Immigrant visas are issued to those who want to relocate to the US. It also leads to the issuance of permanent residency. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of al-Qaida’s Yemen branch is believed to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike earlier this year. The New York Times said three current or former U.S. officials “expressed confidence” that Qasim al-Raymi, the emir of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was killed in Yemen, although there was no…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In this interview,Veteran singer Majek Fashek’s manager, Omenka Uzoma talks about the ordeal he went through while the singer was seriously sick..He also reveal the Singer’s present location and health status and how the family ganged up against him…. Last year, Majek Fashek was suddenly flown to the UK for medical treatment,…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first known coronavirus case in the US involving someone who had not traveled to China has surfaced in Illinois, health officials said Thursday. The patient, who was not identified, is the husband of the Chicago woman who became infected after making a trip to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court said Monday it will allow the Trump administration to begin enforcing a controversial new policy making it harder for low-income legal immigrants to obtain green cards or visas. The administration’s new, expanded “public charge” rule, which makes it easier for officials to bar immigrants who use, or are deemed…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled Air Peace boss Allen Onyema is in the news again, this time around Onyema the chief executive officer of Air Peace has come out condemned international stigmatisation of Nigerians, arguing that it was impeding Nigerians’ success in business. Speaking, Onyema said Nigerian airlines cannot get dry aircraft lease because of international…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Trump administration is planning to add seven countries – Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania – to its travel ban list, U.S. media reports said on Tuesday. Some countries will face bans only on some visa categories, the Wall Street Journal reported. The list of countries was not final…