LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta has appealed to incoming President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinunu to unite Nigeria irrespective of ethnic, political and religious cleavages that may exist. In his speech as the keynote speaker at the inaugural lecture on Saturday, he said the contest is now over and the hardwork of…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil scored two goals late in the first half to beat Nigeria 2-0 Saturday and finish top of Group D at the Under-20 World Cup. Italy also reached the last 16 of the tournament in Argentina with a 3-0 victory against the Dominican Republic, to finish second in the group ahead of…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday defended his record on the economy and the outcome of a disputed presidential election, saying he was leaving a legacy of credible and fair votes, a day before he hands over power to his successor. Buhari first came to office in 2015 after promising to reboot…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury claims to have sent fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua “a draft contract” for a fight at Wembley Stadium in September. The fierce rivals appeared on course to meet each other in an £80-million mega-fight at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium last year, but both sides declared negotiations were over in October after…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A four-man gang of armed robbers, on Friday afternoon, robbed a businessman $11million cash at the Oke-Sokori axis of Abeokuta metropolis, Ogun State capital. The robbers, all clad in black T-shirt and Jean trousers, also wore black facemasks, brandished their riffles on the metropolitan street in an operation that lasted about three…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Yet To Qualify For The Round Of 16 Despite Two Wins From Two Games The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup has reached the penultimate day of the group stage, and there’s sure to be more drama in store. Nigeria’s qualification for the next round of the competition is still in the…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s currency weakened in the parallel market to the lowest level in a year on expectations of a possible change in exchange-rate management after Bola Tinubu takes office as president on Monday. The naira dropped to 775 per dollar on Friday from 762 the previous day in the unauthorized market in Lagos,…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Apapa and Associates Prohibited from Representing Themselves as Labour Party Officials, Abure Confirmed as Chairman by Edo State High Court In a significant development, Justice Emmanuel Okey Aihamoje of the Edo State High Court has dismissed the suspension notice issued against Comrade Barrister Julius Abure by certain individuals claiming to be Ward…
