LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ronaldinho took part in a behind-bars football match at his Paraguayan prison on Friday and wiped the floor with the other inmates, scoring five goals and assisting six in an 11-2 victory. The 39-year-old, who played for Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG, has been detained after being arrested for allegedly trying to…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Prosecution witness, Kazeem Yusuf, on Friday alleged that 78 companies collected various sums of money from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), without executing any contracts. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2015 charged former Minister of State Finance, Bashir Yuguda, Dasuki, a former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Muhammadu Sanusi has accused operatives of the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services and others of manhandling him in the process of his leaving the palace and taking him to Nasarawa State after his dethronement by the Kano State Government on Monday. Sanusi levelled the allegations in an affidavit sworn to by…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 65, has announced he is stepping down from the board to focus on philanthropic endeavours. He says he wants to focus on global health and development, education, and tackling climate change. One of the world’s richest men, he founded the company 45 years ago and stepped down from…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently called the coronavirus pandemic a “fantasy,” has tested positive for the illness days after dining alongside President Trump, according to a local report. “He waits for the result of the counter-proof this Friday (13) to confirm the contamination. There is tension in the air. Despite spending…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China’s Foreign Ministry has implied that the U.S. Army “might be” responsible for taking the coronavirus to Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak first emerged late last year. In a tweet on Thursday, foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, wrote: “When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected?…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said late Thursday. “Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau was tested for COVID-19 today. The test came back positive,” the Prime Minister’s office said in a statement. “Following medical advice, she will remain in isolation for the time being….
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the federal republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari may have escaped an attack from a disgruntled supporter in Kebbi State. According to the video posted on twitter, President Buhari averted the attacker by whiskers through the quick intervention of one of Buhari’s aides. The attack occurred at the Argungu festival….
