LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi will travel with the Argentina squad to Bolivia for its South American World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, but his presence on the field remains uncertain. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he hopes to make a decision on Monday over whether to play the Inter Miami star. The world champions started…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Underdog Sean Strickland pulled off a stunning upset to defeat Israel Adesanya and claim the UFC middleweight title at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday, winning by unanimous decision on the judges’ scorecards after an enthralling five-round battle. American Strickland taunted Adesanya in the closing seconds of the final frame,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has disclosed that the state has acquired a technology that will identify the whereabouts of kidnappers in any part of the state. In recent times, kidnapping and armed robbery had become rife in parts of the state. Governor Oti said his government has invested substantially…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Ethiopian soldiers killed about two dozen civilians earlier this week in the Amhara region during house-to-house searches after being attacked by militiamen who have been battling federal forces for more than a month, six local residents said. Spokespeople for the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), the federal government and Prime…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi has penned a heartfelt message to his wife, Margaret Brownson Obi, on her 49th birthday. In a message posted on his social media pages on Saturday, Obi described his Margaret as the “best partner” and “best mother” to their children. He also thanked her for her…
Lagos September 10th (newsrangers)-The Department of State Services, DSS has arrested and detained the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial System Stability, Aisha Ahmad. According to NTA on its X, formerly Twitter handle, Ahmad was allegedly detained for fraudulent acquisition of shares in Polaris Bank, Titan Bank/Union Bank. The…
By Sola Olumese LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I confess that last Wednesday, I feared I may be a masochist. I do not know what else one diagnoses after he spent most of 10 hours listening to the Presidential Election Petitions Court. I mean, I had other things to do, and I should have moved on to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The smell of illicit marijuana typically floats through crowds at rock and rap concerts, but this weekend will mark a new experience in Illinois: a cannabis concert where smoking weed is legal. The Miracle in Mundelein, an outdoor music festival Saturday and Sunday headlining stoner rappers Cypress Hill, will not only allow…