LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents. The announcement by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland marks a new low in ties between the neighbors and trading partners which…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has strongly condemned the attacks in Plateau State in which no fewer than 86 people were killed and several others injured. The US in a statement by Heather Nauert, Spokesperson for the US Department of State, said the perpetrators of the attacks should be brought to justice….
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump compares people entering the U.S. from Mexico to invaders and says they should be immediately sent back without appearing before a judge. The American Civil Liberties Union said in response that such a step would be illegal and violate the Constitution that Trump swore to uphold. “We cannot allow…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples right activist, Mr. Christmas Akpodiete, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidential election, under the platform of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC). Akpodiete made this known yesterday while addressing his supporters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Akpodiete commended the National Assembly and President Buhari for the speedy…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cardinal Timothy Dolan blasted the Trump administration’s policy of separating kids from their parents on Friday night, calling it “un-American and unbiblical.” The White House got into holy hot water this week when Attorney General Jeff Sessions and press secretary Sander Huckabee Sanders both referenced scripture to claim the administration has the…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH(NEWSRANGERS)- – Donald Trump threatened Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would ship 25 million Mexicans to his country, one of a series of bizarre missives that jarred fellow leaders at last week’s acrimonious G7 meet, according to a report on Friday. The Group of Seven summit gathering of top industrialized democracies finished…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canadians have taken to practicing pocketbook diplomacy in defense of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is caught in a trade war of words with President Trump, by boycotting American goods and canceling vacations to the United States, according to a report. Shoppers are shunning Kentucky bourbon, California wine and Florida oranges, and…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Photos of a Nigerian woman who lives in Texas has been circulating online as the woman who jumped into the lagoon beneath Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday. The woman, named Toyin, has now refuted the rumors by sharing recent photos of herself via her Instagram account. She captioned the photo: “Am alive,…