2020 March | NEWS RANGERS

Obaseki Passes On At 75

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With information reaching us, it is a sad news to say. Our own Nigerian Former Professional League Chairman, Oyuki Obaseki is dead. He, Obaseki, who was also the second vice president of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has been battling an undisclosed ailment for almost 3 years. He died early Sunday at the […]

Mar 29 2020 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

India Teen Who Predicted The Start Of Covid-19 Eight Months Ago Says It Will End May 29th

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 14 year old Abighya Anand, who on August 22nd 2019, on his YouTube channel ‘conscience’, predicted that the world will enter into a tough phase starting November 2019 to April 2020 has said the Coronavirus pandemic will end on May 29, 2020. According to him, the six month period will see […]

Mar 29 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

COVID-19 Killing People In New York City At Rate Of One Every 17 Minutes

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For the past two days, New Yorkers have been dying at a rate of one every 17 minutes, according to the latest grim citywide statistics. On both Thursday and Friday, another 84 people died in the city from the coronavirus, as the number of positive cases and of those who are critically […]

Mar 29 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Police Officers, Families Cry Out Over Order To Vacate Barracks

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many policemen resident in Traffic Training School Barracks, Ikeja, Lagos, say they are on the verge of being homeless following an order, directing them to vacate the barracks on Tuesday, March 31. A notice to quit memo dated February 24, 2020 issued to the occupants by the Force Provost Marshal and signed […]

Mar 29 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

COVID-19: 51 Italian Doctors Who Tested Positive To The Disease Died

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Italian Association of Doctors have confirmed the death of 51 doctors who all died after testing positive for coronavirus. The doctors succumbed to the disease as of Friday, according to CNN, citing the Italian Association of Doctors. The death toll comes after Filippo Anelli, the president of the association, on Thursday […]

Mar 29 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Scores Injured, Houses, School, Churches Destroyed As Explosion Tears Akure Apart

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residential buildings, school, churches were destroyed by an explosion in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Saturday morning The explosion, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, cut off the ever-busy Akure /Owo road while many people were said to be injured. The explosion which happened less than a kilometre […]

Mar 29 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

Ex-Barca Goal Keeper Hospitalised With Coronavirus

LAGOS MARCH 29TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Turkey legend Rustu Recber was rushed to hospital after falling ill with coronavirus, the ex-goalkeeper’s wife revealed on Saturday. Recber, 46, represented the likes of Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Antalyaspor during his glittering career, while he also enjoyed a brief spell in Spain with Barcelona. He is Turkey’s all-time record holder for appearances, having […]

Mar 28 2020 | Posted in Health,National,Sports | Read More »

Ex-US Vice President Calls For A National Lockdown To Contain The Coronavirus

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for an immediate nationwide stay-at-home order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying the main mistake that leaders can make in a pandemic is “going too slow.” The Democratic presidential candidate told CNN on Friday that he agreed with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that […]

Mar 28 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

IGP Orders Lagos CP To Arrest Policemen Destroying Traders’ Goods While Enforcing Restriction

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the arrest of a group of policemen seen in a video destroying the goods in some traders’ shop for flouting the Lagos State government’s restriction order yesterday. The policemen were among the special team deployed to enforce the restriction order announced by the Governor […]

Mar 27 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

Chinese Club Offers Ighalo £400,000-A-Week To Reject Manchester United Transfer

LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Odion Ighalo has been offered a stunning £400,000-a-week deal to reject a transfer to Manchester United and instead stay at parent club Shanghai Shenhua. The boyhood United fan has been on loan at Old Trafford since the January transfer window and his impressive performances had convinced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to make his […]

Mar 27 2020 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »