LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Homeland Security has apprehended a Nigerian national from Germany to the U.S. for defrauding a multinational company. The fraud suspect, Lotenna Chisom Umeadi, has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Sri Lankan company of $158,400 in an elaborate compromised email scheme after he was arrested and extradited to the United States upon arriving…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and the federal government have received the backing of the United States Government to execute the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project and other major gas projects, THE WHISTLER can exclusively report. The US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, will also visit the country before the end of…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US Vice President JD Vance has stated that holding a green card does not grant an indefinite right to stay in the United States and that the administration has the discretion to deport permanent residents. His comments come as former President Donald Trump promotes the ‘Trump Gold Card,’ a proposed investor visa…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)_Russia launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night Saturday after the United States stopped sharing satellite images with the Ukrainian government, officials said. At least 22 people have been killed. The U.S. decision to withhold intelligence and military aid came on the heels of a tempestuous White House visit…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has commenced deportation proceedings for Nigerian nationals, with 85 individuals set to arrive in Lagos, while 116 others remain in detention. The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed concerns over the process, calling for a more humane approach. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis has frowned on United States President, Donald Trump’s deportations of illegal migrants from his country. The Pontiff spoke on the issue as Venezuela brought home nearly 200 undocumented migrants from the United States, even as the UN warned there should be no forced returns to the troubled Caribbean country. The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Groups representing some of South Africa’s white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying: thanks, but no thanks. The plan was detailed in an executive order Trump signed Friday that stopped all aid and financial assistance…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip — possibly with the help of American troops — while the Palestinians who live there should leave, a stunning proposal that would dramatically reorient the Middle East and subject a population of more than a million…