LAGOS FERUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old dispatch rider, Magaji Adamu, for allegedly transporting cartons of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, in Abuja. FCT Police Commissioner, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the dispatch rider was arrested while transporting multiple cartons of nitrous oxide…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Galatasaray has announced its squad for the upcoming Ziraat Turkish Cup match against Boluspor, and one of the notable absentees is Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen. The Super Lig leaders will travel to Boluspor for the second-round match, but Osimhen, who has been in scintillating form since joining the club, will not…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-THE Nigeria Police Force is in the spotlight again. A video of its masked and weirdly dressed officers shooting and scaling a fence on a purported arrest mission makes this impossible to deny. The incident in Delta State is a throwback to the pre-#EndSARS protest days. What magic can President Bola Tinubu…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS0-A former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has advised that Kemi Badenoch’s remarks about Nigeria should spur the country into improving living conditions for its citizens. Obi explained that despite being a Nigerian, blind patriotism was not enough. In…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Discussions to scrap extra time from Champions League knockout rounds are gathering speed within Uefa in what would be a new step to reduce the number of minutes played by top clubs. The Guardian understands the topic of taking ties in Uefa’s club competitions straight to penalties is being given serious consideration,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP) has allocated $2.5 billion under its 2023-2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP) to achieve zero hunger and improve nutrition nationwide. Seriene Loum, head of programme at WFP, spoke on Wednesday at the organisation’s co-creation workshop held in collaboration with the National Social Investment Programme…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The dates for the first two of the remaining six 2026 World Cup qualifying matches for the Super Eagles have been confirmed. Nigeria will travel to Rwanda on March 21 before returning home for the second leg of the encounter against Zimbabwe. “Work begins. Éric Chelle’s first two games as Super Eagles…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police constable attached to Mada Station Division of Nasarawa command of the Nigerian Police Force has shot and killed himself. The police constable identified as Dogara Akolo-Moses, was reportedly seen going about his duty in Nasarawa Eggon local government area where the division is located, on the day he took his…
