The founder of Omega Power Ministries, Chibuzor Chinyere, has announced the suspension of the marriage plans for his 21-year-old adopted autistic daughter, Chiemeka Chibuzor. Disclosing this in a Facebook post on Thursday, the pastor said the suspension followed an overwhelming number of over 1,000 applications from prospective suitors. He noted that the process had been…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos State has sentenced Remilekun Temitope Balogun-Okedeyi to one-year imprisonment for fogery after she was found guilty of submitting forged employment records and bank statement in a bid to secure a United Kingdom visa. This was disclosed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-World Athletics has rejected the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey. The governing body said the requests were “part of a coordinated recruitment strategy” by the country’s government “to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts”. The 11 athletes included five Kenyans – including former women’s marathon world…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former deputy governor of Virginia and his wife were found dead at their home on Thursday morning, in what authorities described as a murder-suicide. Investigators say Justin Fairfax shot his wife multiple times before turning the gun on himself at their Annandale home. Both of the couple’s teenage children were at…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared that he is ready to contest the 2027 election to seek a second term in office as Nigeria’s leader. According to him, he is ready to break the shackles of ignorance and poverty, put freedom in the hearts of Nigerians and ensure democracy survives. Taking a…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi has followed in David Beckham’s footsteps by buying his very own football club. The Argentine, who is widely considered to be the greatest to ever play the beautiful game, is currently thriving in the twilight stages of his career with Inter Miami. Beckham exercised an option to set up the…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ifeanyi Emenari has led Policemen and other security personnel in search and rescue of abducted 14 passengers suspected to be UTME candidates. Recall that armed men were reported to have abducted no fewer than 14 passengers, many of them believed to be candidates for…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48 after his car was struck by a train. Police said the incident happened at about 08:20 local time (07:20 BST) at a level crossing near Salzburg. Manninger made 64 appearances for Arsenal between 1997 and 2002, winning the Premier League…