LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fifty outstanding young people have been shortlisted for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, in recognition of their extraordinary achievements and contributions to their communities. Twenty of those shortlisted will be selected as finalists, and the overall winners will attend the awards ceremony, which in recognition of the…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, submitted his long-awaited ministerial list to the Senate, ahead of the constitutional deadline of 60 days set in March earlier this year. TRIBUNE ONLINE learned there were speculations about the list’s contents, with some political analysts expecting individuals who played vital roles in Tinubu’s victory in the…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian doctor based in the United Kingdom has lost custody of his 16-year-old son to the government after flogging him with a belt. This was revealed by a child rights advocate known as pepstalk1 on her Instagram page on Wednesday. She narrated that the Nigerian doctor flogged his son after he…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has expressed her readiness to partner with the United Nations and its sister agencies to address various areas of concern including role of women in public life, increased participation in economy, ending gender based violence, child labor and the…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On the road linking Niger’s capital Niamey with the south of the country, illegal fuel warehouses have closed and intrepid black-market touts waving petrol canisters at passing cars have become an endangered species. The reason? Neighbouring Nigeria has scrapped its subsidies for petrol — a move that tripled domestic prices and ended…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police has threaten to prosecute skit maker and comedian, Abdulgafar Abiola, popularly known as “Cute Abiola,” for rubbishing the police institution or grossly violating its provisions with regards to the use of uniforms. Condemning his action in a statement posted in Nigeria Police tweeter, Force Public Relation Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe has turned down his proposed £260 million switch to Saudi Arabia, with sources close to talks increasingly convinced he has agreed terms to join Real Madrid next year. The forward is said to have refused discussion with Al-Hilal representatives who were expected in France after being given permission by Paris…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Second-half goals from Osinachi Ohale and Asisat Oshoala gave Nigeria a stunning 3-2 win over Australia at the Women’s World Cup on Thursday to leave the co-hosts in danger of an early exit. In front of 49,156 fans in Brisbane the Matildas missed a golden chance to reach the last 16 and…