LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mob, on Friday night, reportedly set ablaze a Hilux Toyota vehicle after allegedly killing three people around Kara-OPIC bus stop along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The white Toyota Hilux vehicle with number plate EPE80J was said to have suffered brake failure after which it lost control and rammed into bystanders at the bus…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli will demand the full £113million release clause in any sale for Chelsea target Victor Osimhen this summer. Chelsea are searching for a new striker, and Osimhen is among the prime candidates being considered. Aurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli’s president, admitted yesterday he “cannot stop” the Nigerian from leaving, but he is regarded…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Global human rights body, Amnesty International, has demanded the immediate release of the Islamic gospel musician from Kano State, Yahaya Sheriff Aminu, jailed since 2020 on the allegation of blasphemy, for a series of audio messages circulated via WhatsApp which became public knowledge in March 2020. Amnesty also demanded the immediate release…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has dismissed a petition against the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Muhammed Bello-Koko. Recall that a Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria, had petitioned the House Committee on Public Petitions alleging that the MD recorded a bad debt of N178 billion in the audited financial statement of…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday. The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and came as gangs step up coordinated attacks…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGEERS)-Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez both scored twice as Inter Miami cruised past Orlando City 5-0 in the Florida derby on Saturday. While Messi has made most of the headlines since his move to Miami last year, it was his former Barcelona teammate Suárez who produced the standout performance against Orlando, recording…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanya Okpala, a former lawn tennis champion, is back on the courts after suffering a period of distressing state on the streets. Her recovery was disclosed by Governor Charles Soludo who shared photos of the athlete playing tennis. He shared on X, “Tania Okpala is back on the courts! “A few months…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government is demanding at least $10 billion as retribution from Binance amid crackdown on the crypto exchange platform in desperate moves to salvage the value of the nation’s local currency. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, made this known Friday morning in an interview…