LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen’s highly anticipated arrival in Turkey has taken an unexpected turn after the Nigerian striker found himself at the centre of a mosque-renaming row in Konya, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old forward joined the Istanbul giants from Napoli this summer in a record-breaking €75 million deal, instantly becoming the biggest signing…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS0–Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has delayed his formal entry into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as he awaits the anticipated defection of several governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition party. Atiku, who recently resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party after prolonged internal disputes, was scheduled to…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an Aug. 2 match in Tokyo, according to world boxing governing bodies. Shigetoshi Kotari’s death was announced by the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization on Aug. 8. The death of Hiromasa Urakawa was announced by the WBO…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-five people have died and others were hurt, when their bus overturned in Kenya while traveling after a funeral, officials confirmed. The fatal incident occurred on Friday, Aug. 8, in Kisumu, the Associated Press reported. “The vehicle lost control, veered, rolled onto the other side of the road,” said local traffic enforcement…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERANGERS)-Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has passed away at the age of 78. He died on Saturday. A statement by the Ogbeh family on Saturday said the elder statesman died peacefully on Saturday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband,…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging four Ghanaian nationals, ISAAC ODURO BOATENG, a/k/a “Kofi Boat,” INUSAH AHMED, a/k/a…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Footage has emerged of Olympic gold medallist sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson allegedly attacking her boyfriend Christian Coleman at an airport. Richardson was detained last week in Seattle and a police report said footage appeared to show Coleman being shoved into a wall before an item was thrown at him. https://cf.eip.telegraph.co.uk/store/vid-media/d902a7d4/fallback/d902a7d4-mp4-fallback.mp4 The 25-year-old Richardson…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has ordered US army officials to begin using military force against drug cartels. The extraordinary move has threatened a diplomatic row with Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican president, insisting US forces will not enter the country. The directive marks a significant escalation in the president’s aggressive campaign against the Latin American…