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Protesters Demand Departure Of US Troops From Niger Republic

LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds took to the streets of Niger’s capital on Saturday to demand the departure of U.S. troops, after the ruling junta further shifted its strategy by ending a military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military instructors. Marching arm in arm through central Niamey, the crowd waved Nigerien flags in […]

Apr 13 2024 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Russia Identifies Four Men Charged With Moscow Theater Massacre

LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by authorities as citizens of Tajikistan, some of the thousands who migrate to Russia each year from the poorest of the former Soviet republics to scrape out marginal existences. Along with grinding poverty, Tajikistan is rife with religious […]

Mar 26 2024 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

‘Bloodbath’: 11 Arrested As Putin Vows To Punish Those Behind Concert Hall Attack

LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Militant Islamist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for Friday’s rampage but there were indications that Russia was pursuing a Ukrainian link, despite emphatic denials from Ukrainian officials that Kyiv had anything to do with it. In a televised address, Putin said 11 people had been detained, including the four gunmen, adding that […]

Mar 24 2024 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Gunmen Kill Over 60, Injured 145 In Concert Attack Near Moscow

LAGOS 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants. In the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege, gunmen sprayed civilians with bullets just before Soviet-era rock group “Picnic” was […]

Mar 23 2024 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Explosion Rocks Zelensky, Greek PM’s Motorcade In Suspected Putin Assassination Plot

LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted by alleged Russian missile strike during a visit to Odesa in what appears to have been an attempt to assassinate the Ukrainian President. Mr Zelensky’s motorcade, which was 150 metres from that of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was attacked by what is believed to have been a […]

Mar 7 2024 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

15 Killed In Catholic Church Attack

LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A church official indicated […]

Feb 27 2024 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Ex-Wagner Commander Arrested In Norway

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Norwegian police have arrested a former commander of the Wagner mercenary group on suspicion that he tried to illegally cross the border back into Russia after seeking asylum in Norway earlier this year, the man’s lawyer said on Saturday. Andrei Medvedev, who escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border with Norway, […]

Sep 24 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Security Risk: US Government Warns Citizens To Avoid Travelling Twenty Countries

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran and the U.S. executed the final steps of a highly complex diplomatic deal that saw five Americans released from an Iranian prison on Monday. The prisoners landed safely on U.S. soil on Tuesday morning after years spent locked away in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. President Biden released a statement praising the […]

Sep 20 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Fuel Prices Expected To Rise Again As Oil Cost Climbs Above $90 A Barrel

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Motorists are braced for higher pump prices after the cost of oil climbed above $90 a barrel for the first time this year as Russia and Saudi Arabia extended cuts to supplies. Oil jumped to its highest price since last November, after the two oil-rich nations said they would prolong a plan […]

Sep 6 2023 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

What Next For Wagner Group After Demise Of Prigozhin?

LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wagner Group’s fate is hanging in the balance after its top field commander and chief Yevgeny Prigozhin were both presumably killed in a fiery plane crash. The private military company — a once wide-reaching empire that has helped prop up authoritarian regimes in several African countries and played a significant role in […]

Aug 28 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »