LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has revealed why Rwandan players injured Victor Osimhen in Nigeria’s 1-0 win over the Amamubi on Saturday. Osimhen was injured in the first half of Nigeria’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Rwanda in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Nigerian coach Eric Chelle earlier expressed uncertainty over…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- -Gunmen killed eight security officials and kidnapped Chinese expatriate workers in Edo state in southern Nigeria, a spokesperson for the security agency said on Saturday, adding the Chinese workers were later rescued. The incident happened on Friday when a group of suspected armed kidnappers attacked a convoy of the paramilitary…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-From January 1, 2026, Nigerians and non-residents will not be able to open or operate a bank account without a Tax Identification (Tax ID). The new rule is contained in the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, which was recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. The Act also extends the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The planned implementation of 5 % surcharge on refined petroleum products, including petrol and diesel, starting January 1, 2026, is being opposed by stakeholders in the extractive sector and civil society organisations, CSOs. This came as Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, said the law, if enforced could…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was tension in the Mabushi area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Wednesday after three suspected touts, locally known as agbero, and linked to the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), were set ablaze by an angry mob for allegedly causing the deaths of a man, his wife, and their son….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government plans to increase its borrowing despite a significant 40.5 per cent surge in revenue for the first eight months of 2025. This boost in revenue has largely been driven by substantial gains in non-oil revenue collections, as confirmed in a press statement on Wednesday by Special Adviser to the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Over 800 people have been confirmed dead following an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani confirmed that the vast majority of the deaths reported so far were in Kunar province. Al Jazeera reported that 2,500people have been injured after an earthquake destroyed numerous villages in the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Notorious bandit kingpin, Ado Aleru, has reportedly killed seven of his own fighters in Zamfara State after accusing them of betrayal and carrying out unauthorised kidnappings. The executions occurred in Takulawa, Turba, Bamamu, and the Yamma forest axis, where Aleru allegedly confronted the fighters for staging kidnappings along the Gusau–Yankara highway without…