LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)— A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a newlywed during a robbery more than 25 years ago. Alvin Braziel Jr., 43, received lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the 1993 slaying of 27-year-old Douglas White, who was attacked as he and his wife walked on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Consulate in Lagos on Thursday called for more concerted efforts to ensure the full inclusion of persons living with disabilities in every aspect of social, political, economic, and cultural life. Delivering remarks at a program organized by Project Enable Africa in commemoration of the 2018 International Day of Persons…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Atiku Abubakar, former Vice- President and presidential flgabearer of the Peoples Democratic has told the presidency and the Federal Government to leave him alone and focus their attention on addressing the concerns over the identity of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Atiku who spoke through Segun Sowunmi,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six days after Yazmin Juarez and her 19-month-old daughter, Mariee, entered a U.S. immigration facility in Dilley, Texas, the toddler developed a severe respiratory infection. Six weeks after the two were released, Mariee died of the illness. Now Yazmin has filed a wrongful death claim in which she seeks $60 million from…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump threatened Monday to close the southern border “permanently” unless Mexico sends asylum-seekers — many of whom he described as “stone cold criminals” — back to where they came from. “Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. Do it by…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Democrats on the U.S. House intelligence panel will investigate U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as part of a “deep dive” next year into U.S.-Saudi Arabia ties, the committee’s incoming head said in a report published on Friday. The committee will investigate the U.S. intelligence assessment…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWRANGERS)-In a massive new twist to the saga surrounding the brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a bombshell new report in a Turkish newspaper now claims that the CIA finally has the evidence it needs to implicate Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of murder, according to Haaretz. Ever since…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States closed its busiest border crossing with Mexico for several hours on Monday, following a day of protests in the city of Tijuana against the arrival of the migrant “caravan”. Queues at the Tijuana crossing stretched back for several miles as traffic into the US was blocked while new security…
