Archive for: February, 2022

CAF Announces New Dates For Nigeria Vs Ghana World Cup Play-Off

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday informed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the Super Eagles will now take on Ghana’s Black Stars on new dates. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement that the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off round fixture between Nigeria and Ghana would not […]

Super Eagles Defender Slumps Twice While Playing For Club Side

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Royal Charleroi have confirmed that Super Eagles defender Valentine Ozornwafor is in good condition following a major scare on Saturday night, after he collapsed twice in The Zebras’s 3-0 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the Belgian topflight. The two-cap Eagles defender was taken off in […]

Abba Kyari Drags FG To Court, Seeks Freedom From NDLEA Detention

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has dragged the Federal Government to court to seek release from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The PUNCH has learnt. Kyari, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, is praying the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the NDLEA to grant him […]

Decomposed Corpses Of Female And Male Students Found In Private Hostel

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, were on Sunday evening, found dead at a private hostel in the school. A source at the institution said the hostel room located at William’s Lodge was forced open following a stench oozing out from it. According to the source, the two students, a […]

‘Gangstarism’: Portable Hires Area Guys To Track Down And Discipline His Ex Friend

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gangster Level” – Portable Hires Area Guys To Track Down And Discipline His Ex Friend For Calling Him Ungrateful Portable has shown his Former friend who the real gangster is with an action that many has already condemned. The old time friend of Portable identified as DJ Chicken has been on the […]

Multiple Blasts In Burkina Faso Gold Mining Site Kill 59, Injured Over 100

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A strong explosion near a gold mining site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed 59 people and injured more than 100 others Monday, the national broadcaster and witnesses reported. The provisional toll was provided by regional authorities following the blast in the village of Gbomblora, RTB reported. The explosion was believed to have […]

Hundreds Laid Off As Mali’s Workers Feel The Squeeze Of ECOWAS Economic Blockade

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Mohamed Cisse used to employ hundreds of workers in Mali’s capital Bamako before economic sanctions last month shut borders and cut the lifeblood of his construction business. Cement is scarce. Its key ingredient, clinker, comes from neighbouring Senegal, from which all but essential goods are blocked. Cisse has been forced to shut […]

Nigerian Air Strike Targeting Bandits Allegedly Kill Seven Children In Niger Air Strike

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven children have been killed in Niger in an air strike by the Nigerian army targeting “bandits”, a local governor and state media have said. Five more were hurt in the apparently accidental strike, the governor of Niger’s Maradi region told AFP. Governor Chaibou Aboubacar said four were killed instantly and three […]

Helicopter Flying To Pick Up Philippine Police Chief Crashes, Kills Crew Member

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Philippine police helicopter crashed Monday as it was flying to pick up the country’s police chief on a resort island, killing a crew member and injuring the two pilots, officials said. The Airbus H125 helicopter went missing after taking off from Manila and was found two hours later to have crashed […]

Transition Plan: Mali Lawmakers Approve Military Junta Rule For Up To Five Years

LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali’s lawmakers on Monday approved a plan allowing the military junta to rule for up to five years, AFP journalists said, despite regional sanctions imposed on the country over delayed elections. The army-dominated legislature also decided that the country’s interim president cannot stand for a future democratic election, as part of the […]

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