LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigerian duo of Favour Ofili and Nathaniel Ezekiel shone brightly last night at the World Athletics Diamond League Circuit in Lausanne, Switzerland. However, World Record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan flopped. Star girl, Ofili, finished second behind American Brittany Brown who took the 200m title 22.23secs on a wet, raining…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) yesterday presented an Award of Excellence to the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) Ronald Adams, even as it commended Shell for supporting Nigerian content development in the energy industry. The award which was handed over by PETAN Chairman…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany-bound Condor Airlines flight from Corfu, Greece, had to be diverted to Italy on August 16 after one of its engines caught fire following takeoff, according to People magazine. While nobody on board the Boeing 757 aircraft was injured, an unverified video of the incident went viral on TikTok. The flight,…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s richest man reveals touching moment as Davido chose love and family over money at his star-studded wedding to Chioma. Nigerian superstar Davido has shown the world that some things are worth more than money after he reportedly turned down a jaw-dropping $2.1 million wedding gift from his godfather, Africa’s richest man,…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The University of the Philippines (UP) community has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of their Nigerian basketball player, Israel Osamudiame Friday. The 19-year-old, who would have turned 20 on 6 September, was one of UP’s newest recruits for the Fighting Maroons. In an official statement released and published on…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-At least 50 people were killed in a widespread attack on Muslim communities in Nigeria’s Katsina state, officials confirmed Wednesday. Initially, the death toll of the Tuesday attacks was reported to be much lower. The crime was said to be perpetrated by so-called “bandits,” members of criminal gangs who regularly target communities…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 17 children are among 76 people that have died after a horror crash between a bus, a motorbike and a lorry. The bus, which was carrying refugees, burst into a fireball after colliding with the other vehicles. Horrific photos from the scene in Afghanistan’s Herat province show the bus on…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Government has said patients in the Northwest are not excluded from its kidney dialysis subsidy scheme. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in a statement released on Wednesday, was reacting to reports suggesting otherwise, clarifying that the initiative is already being piloted in 11 federal tertiary health institutions across…