LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In a dramatic twist to the 2024 summer transfer saga, Victor Osimhen’s highly anticipated move to Chelsea has collapsed. The deal fell through with just two hours left before the transfer window closed, as the Nigerian forward and the Premier League side failed to reach an agreement. Osimhen’s prospects of moving to…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Augustine Eguavoen, a former player and Technical Director of the Super Eagles, will step in as the head coach for the team’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. This decision comes in the wake of German coach Bruno…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted eight Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. A statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said the newly promoted AIGs are Benneth Igwe, Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command;…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Three young men who were on their way to supply 740 bullets to bandits in the forest have been arrested by men of the Katsina State Police Command, the command announced in a statement issued today, Friday, August 20, 2024. The state police command disclosed the development on its X handle ,…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The DG/CEO of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has stressed the importance of birth registration and that of National Identification Number (NIN) to foster development in Nigeria. This according to her is why the National Identity Management Commission and the National Population Commission (NPC) are collaborating on digital birth registration. Engr Coker-Odusote who…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison, the police have told the BBC. Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect, Ddamulira Godfrey, would be charged under the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act. Animal remains…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is grappling with increasing economic pressures as intercity bus fares rise sharply, driven by surging fuel prices. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that the average fare for intercity bus journeys jumped by 20.23% to N7,117.17 in July 2024, compared to N5,919.49 in July 2023. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-74-year-old Emir of Gobir in Gawata town of Sokoto state, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Bawa was abducted by bandits on Sabon Birni road last month alongside his biological son on his way to his native town of Sabon Birni, near the border with Niger, after attending a meeting in Sokoto. His abductors demanded…
