LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Balogun of Eko, Abisoye Oshodi, has faulted the claim by the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, that Lagos was founded by Binis. The Oba of Benin, who was in Lagos State on Sunday, had claimed that according to history, Lagos was founded by the Binis. The monarch, who was in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, is worried that the present Super Eagles players lack what it takes to be African Champions. Siasia said this much in an interview on Sportsville. The ex-international, in his first official interview after the expiration of his FIFA ban, said ‘’though the current team comprises of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major accident was averted on Sunday after a Boeing 737 aircraft with the registration number: 5N-BYQ belonging to Aero Contractors nose-stucked after landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The serious incident occured at about 10:47am after the plane, which departed the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos in the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC candidate, who was present in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian boxer, Elizabeth Oshoba, is delighted to have won the International Boxing female super-featherweight title after she defeated Italian, Martina Reighi, on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In her debut title fight during her sixth professional bout, the 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist exhibited sheer determination, clinching a resounding unanimous decision victory…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (Nimet) has given reasons for the continuous rainfalls at this time of the year in the country. Nimet through its Central Forecast Office (CFO), which was signed by Prof. Mansur Matazu, its Director-General, attributed the rainfalls to an opening that linked mid-latitude trough with the thermal-lows over West-Africa….
By Abiola Daisy Igaga and Bartholomew Okuodo LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Since the swearing in of the present government on May 29, 2023, the economic index of Nigeria has become worse in all respect. The country is witnessing heightened inflation, social facilities and infrastructures are in a state of pitiable decay, the rate of unemployment is getting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved a total expenditure of N27.5 trillion for next year, endorsing the continuation of spurious appropriation benchmarks and unambitious public spending. Details of the appropriation may be laid before the National Assembly tomorrow. With the 2024 – 2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP),…
