LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen will enjoy extra support from some Napoli fans who are in Cote d’Ivoire to give him maximum support at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Saturday. Some fans of the Serie A champions have traced him to the Ivorian capital and were spotted at the Super…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Widows of military officers who died in the Hercules C130 military jet that crashed in Lagos on December 26, 1992, have called on the Nigerian military and the Federal Government to pay them their late husbands’ entitlements. The PUNCH reports that the military-transport plane crashed soon after takeoff from Lagos, killing all…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a prominent Nigerian politician and former governor, expressed his deep sorrow and condolences in a tweet posted on his verified Twitter account. The tweet addressed two unfortunate incidents that have recently taken place in Nigeria, namely an explosion at a petrol station in Ile Ife, Osun state, and boat mishaps…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (INEC) has vowed to revisit the case of alleged N70billion fraud against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, while he was the governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023. The EFCC’s acting Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwajuren, stated this while addressing protesters…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid have identified Napoli striker Victor Osimhen as an alternative to Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. According to Football Transfers, the Mbappe transfer saga has led to an internal war at the LaLiga club. Some of Madrid’s board members are against signing Mbappe, who will be a free agent in June. They…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered Social Investment Programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, claiming that the presidential decision was influenced by “ongoing investigation of…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, has taken charge of the affairs of the Ministry following the suspension of the minister, Betta Edu. This development is in line with the directive issued by President Bola Tinubu, who suspended Edu on Monday over her…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Texas Hill Country community is reeling after deputies say a retired judge and his wife were shot to death in their home — and their son is accused of pulling the trigger. Deputies with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call about a shooting at a home in…