LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A policeman identified as Supol Ayeni has been crushed to death by a patrol van belonging to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) unit of the Ekiti State Police Command. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening along Federal Polytechnic, Ado/Ijan Road. SaharaReporters gathered that RRS operatives who drove recklessly were chasing suspected fraudsters,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona have signed Ferran Torres from Manchester City in a deal which could total $73 million. The initial transfer fee is believed to be $62 million, with over $11 million due in potential add ons as Torres has signed a five-year contract at Barcelona. Torres, 21, spent the last 16 months at…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS) – The World Bank has cautioned Nigeria and other emerging economies against raising electricity tariffs. The Bank, in its latest Commodity Markets Outlook forecast, argued that such steps will push inflation in 2022, adding that prices of electricity, which peaked at 80 per cent this year compared to 2020, will remain high next…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State has raised alarm over the alleged indiscriminate release of arrested bandits and their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They urged the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the escalation of the insecurity…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The yuletide season turned tragic for a 60-year-old herbalist in Calabar, named Ani Ikoneto, who had his private parts bitten off and eaten by his dog. The man, who lives at 12, Jebbs Street in Calabar South, according to neighbours, went on a drinking spree on Christmas Eve and returned home drunk….
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of Argentine football legend Diego, has died of a heart attack at the age of 52. Hugo suffered the fatal attack at his home in Naples, the city where Diego played at the peak of his career and where Hugo played as a junior, around 11.50am Tuesday….
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, says that he is worried about AFCON 2021 since a lot of European clubs don’t want to release players for the tournament on time. African Examiner recalls that some managers of top European clubs with African players have kicked against the timing of AFCON,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ghanaian Police Force have warned religious leaders against negative utterances during New Year messages or they risk a jail term of seven years. “As the year 2021 draws to a close, the Ghana Police Service wishes to draw the attention of Ghanaians, especially religious groups, to the fact that whereas we…