LAGOS APRIL 13RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Theresa May’s cabinet has agreed on the need to “take action” to deter use of chemical weapons following an emergency meeting at Downing Street. The prime minister summoned her senior ministers to No 10 to discuss joining the United States and France in possible military strikes against Syria after saying “all the…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg finally testified before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees on Tuesday afternoon. Zuckerberg appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees and will appear before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committees on Wednesday to discuss Facebook’s (FB) role in the latest Cambridge Analytica…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogoni Rights Advocates (ORA), International has vowed to resist any attempt by the Federal government to construct cemetery and prison in Ogoniland. The group peeved that the Federal Government would be contemplating building a massive prison and cemetery in ogoniland, instead of the prompt clean-up and massive development the area demands….
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chemical attack on a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta killed dozens of people, a medical relief organization and a rescue service said, and Washington said the reports – if confirmed – would demand an immediate international response. Medical relief organization Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) said 41 people had been killed,…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The chances of President Donald Trump facing an impeachment trial after a month of very poor press coverage have increased and reached their highest point in all of 2018, according to oddsmakers. Political and financial futures site PredictIt showed that the cost of one “Yes” share, which predicted Trump would face impeachment…
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 30TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Rallying behind the slogan of “Ghana First,” thousands of people in the West African nation have protested a new defense cooperation deal with the United States, with many in the longtime U.S. ally saying they worry the expanded military presence could attract extremists and harm their country’s sovereignty. The demonstrations…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US President Donald Trump decided Tuesday to end the protected status of thousands of Liberian migrants to the United States and gave them a year to leave the country. It’s the latest of similar moves, after more than 250,000 Salvadorans, Haitians and Nicaraguans lost their protected status under an administration which has…