LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS0-Nigeria edged arch-rivals South Africa 2-1 in a pulsating Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-final on Tuesday evening to book their place in the final and keep alive hopes of a record-extending 10th continental title. In a match billed as a “final before the final,” Rasheedat Ajibade and Michelle Alozie delivered…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s external borrowing plan of over $21bn for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle, paving the way for the full implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act. The comprehensive borrowing package includes $21.19bn in direct foreign loans, €4bn, ¥15bn, a $65m grant and domestic borrowing through government bonds…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 52-year-old bank manager has committed su!cide in Pune district in India. Shiv Shankar Mitra, the chief manager of Bank of Baroda in Baramati town was found hanging from a ceiling hook in his cabin. The Baramati City police recovered a note purportedly written by him from one of the pockets of…
Chaos erupted in the Alaba Rago area of Iba, Lagos State, on Sunday following a violent scuffle between road transport workers, popularly known as agberos, and supporters of a local monarch. The clash, which reportedly began in the early hours of Sunday, led to the death of a yet-to-be-identified passenger who was crushed by a…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS) – Polaris Bank, a leading digital commercial institution in Nigeria, proudly supported the 2025 Maracana Children’s Fest, a transformative grassroots event promoted by Nathaniel Idowu Foundation held at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Ajegunle, Lagos. The event, which brought together over 3,000 primary and secondary school pupils, students, their families,…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-Chelsea of England legend, Didier Drogba is set to join a large array of celebrities and personalities who are expected to witness the official unveiling of Nigerian hitman, Victor Osimhen by Galatasaray of Turkey. Sports247 gathered that Osimhen will in the next few hours step out as a full-fledged player of the…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 20 people died and more than 170 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka. Footage from Milestone School and College in the suburb of Uttara showed a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and other activists are currently leading retired police officers in protest in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that the protest aimed to demand improved welfare for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers had…
