Archive for: February, 2020

Joseph Yobo Appointed Super Eagles Assistant Coach

LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles captain and defender, Joseph Yobo has been appointed assistant coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. The retired former Olympique Marseille, Fenerbahce and Everton defender replaces Imama Amapakabo in the technical crew. Yobo also played for the Nigeria U20 soccer team – Flying Eagles – […]

Commonwealth Launches Scholarship For Member Countries Students

LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commonwealth Secretary-General has launched a new scholarship at the King Henry VIII College in Selangor, Malaysia. One of the first recipients was 16-year-old Scot Choo, the son of a pilot who died when Malaysian plane MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. Secretary-General Patricia Scotland officially presented Scot with his […]

Electricity Is A Luxury In Nigeria-NNPC Boss

LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari has expressed disappointment with the state of power generation in Nigeria.   Speaking at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit which provided opportunity for the signing of a $1.1 million grant between Nigeria and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) as part-funding for […]

Sowore Wins Round One, Court Fines FG N200,000

LAGOS FEBRURAY 13TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fined the Federal Government the sum of N200,000 for causing adjournment of the trial of convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu described the prosecution’s request for adjournment as frivolous and postponed the trial till Thursday. The judge warned that the proceedings […]

Nigeria Army Chief Confirms Existence Of Boko Haram In Lagos

LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has said that members of Boko Haram are now scattered across the country including Lagos after onslaught at their base in the North-East. Buratai, speaking in a special interview with TheCable and THISDAY/ARISE in Lagos on Tuesday, said Nigeria is now faced with the […]

Group Advocates Education Of ‘Common Man’ On Unity As Solution To Nigeria Insecurity

LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Educating the ‘common man’ on the strength in having one Nigeria has been identified as key to tackling insecurity challenges facing the nation.  Friendship Is Peace International (FIPI), a worldwide initiative seeking to promote peace and friendship among humanity, stated this while addressing newsmen in Warri, Monday. Initiator of the group, Elder […]

Experts Harp On Benefits Of Married Couples Sleeping On Separate Beds

LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s been a longstanding tradition of the English upper class and recent studies show almost one in four married couples already do it; now some mental health experts say sleeping in separate beds could help couples improve their relationship as more people seem open to the practice for a variety of reasons. “People are […]

Villarreal Slam Record Fee On Chukwueze As Chelsea,Liverpool, Man U Show Interest

LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are all considering a swoop for the Nigeria international and Villarreal sensation Samuel Chukwueze at the end of the season. The 20-year-old has drawn admiring glances since making his senior debut in September 2018, chipping in with 12 goals and seven assists in 64 appearances for Villarreal. […]

Odion Ighalo Makes Manchester United Squad For Chelsea Clash

LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, is on course to make his much-anticipated debut for Manchester United following reports by Sky Sports indicating that the Nigerian striker has been included in the squad to face Chelsea. Ighalo, a deadline day signing by Manchester United, missed the club’s warm-weather training camp due to […]

Nigeria Army Declares Intensive Manhunt For Arrest Of Boko Haram’s Leader, Shekau

LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Army Commander, General Abdul Kalifa Ibrahim, has assured that the military has intensified effort to apprehend the dreaded Boko Haram leader, Shekau. “By the grace of Allah, we will be victorious,” he said. General Ibrahim spoke in an interview with the Voice of America (VOA), Hausa Service monitored by journalists […]

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