LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Coalition of Northern Groups has raised the alarm over what it described as Nigeria’s drift towards becoming a police state under the watch of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The coalition specifically noted the invitation extended to a former Speaker of the House of Representatives; Alhaji Umar Ghali Na’abba […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State government has extended the hours of operations of both food markets and non-food markets across the state. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said the decision was to further enhance trade and commerce and mitigate the hardship […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sevilla, the most decorated club in Europa League/UEFA Cup history with a record five titles, advanced to the final of the 2020 Europa League following the 2-1 defeat of Manchester United on Sunday evening. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer started Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo on the bench, electing to prosecute the game with a front […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Elders in Awuyemi-Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, have assured the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki of their total support ahead of the September 19 gubernatorial election in the state. The elders gave the assurance while addressing Governor Obaseki […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s no longer news for the watchers of Nigeria’s political scene that the former speaker of the House of Representatives, representing Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency Bauchi State, Honourable Yakubu Dogara had returned to the ruling All Progressive Congress APC. What’s breaking news is how the Tinubu, Dogara 2023 branded campaign vehicles surfaces in […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of the defunct Gongola state, Wilberforce Juta is dead. Juta was reported to have died on Saturday morning, August 15, after a brief illness. The governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who confirmed the death of Wilberforce said he received the news with shock and grief. Fintiri described […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority on Saturday announced the successful berthing in Onne Port, Rivers state, of the biggest container ship to ever call at any Nigerian port. The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel with Length overall of 300 metres, width of 48 metres was received at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT), at 1620 hours. […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Algeria started reopening its mosques, cafes, beaches and parks Saturday for the first time in five months, gradually relaxing one of the world’s longer virus confinement periods. Curfews remain in place in more than half the country, and masks are required outdoors as Algeria tries to keep virus infections down. But […]
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City again came unstuck against Lyon in the Champions League as a controversial 3-1 defeat saw Pep Guardiola miss out on a semi-final against his former club Bayern Munich. Lyon won away to City in the 2018-19 group stage – also drawing at home – and they again had the tournament […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prosecutors in Angola have ordered the closure of places of worship belonging to one of Brazil’s biggest churches, accusing it of corruption. At least seven buildings belonging to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) have been seized in the capital, Luanda. Prosecutors said the evangelical church had been involved […]
