LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi are expected to move to Saudi Arabia, reports said on Sunday after the ex-France attacker’s departure from Real Madrid was confirmed. Saudi state television channel Al-Ekhbariya claimed 35-year-old Benzema had signed with Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad. Senior officials from Al Hilal have flown to France to try and seal…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 25 persons were on Saturday killed when gunmen attacked Imande Mbakange and other neighbouring communities in Mbacher Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The attackers, who were reported to have razed many houses and farmlands in the affected communities, also inflicted injuries on many survivors of the…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The planned industrial action scheduled for Wednesday by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has experienced a setback as the union appears divided with the South-west and northern states’ chapters pulling out of the proposed action, THISDAY has learnt. This is as one of the spokespersons of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayo…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cargo clearing at the nation’s seaports has suffered setbacks as different units of the Nigeria Customs Service now issue indiscriminate queries on laden containers, leading to long delays for cargo owners. As a result, importers and their agents now spend a minimum of two to three weeks to resolve the queries and…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno State immediate past Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, has died. Shuwa, who served under Governor Babagana Umara Zulum until May 28, passed away after a brief illness. Family sources that spoke with Daily Trust confirmed that he died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Shuwa,…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite increasing transport fare by 100 percent, commercial drivers have lamented their inability to recover the cost of buying fuel. They claimed that they would still need to charge higher than the current rate to recover their cost, a move that passengers would outrightly reject. Similarly, private car owners have also deployed…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Israeli woman was caught trying to smuggle a total of 70 different reptiles into the country, including one of the most dangerous anaconda species in the world, the Israel Police said in a statement Thursday. The woman, identified as a Ramat Gan resident in her 30s, was stopped and arrested…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel shocked favorite Brazil 3-2 and advanced to the semifinals of the Under-20 World Cup in San Juan on Saturday. The tense encounter featured extra-time goals and two penalty shots wasted by Israel, which will face Uruguay or the United States in the semifinals. Italy also reached the last four in the…