LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRNGERS)-The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina‘s team after players celebrating their 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semifinals posed with a banner that claimed sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. During post-match celebrations Wednesday in Atlanta, Argentine players held a banner handed over by fans,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 7 tons of cocaine was seized from boats in the Caribbean in recent days, Colombia’s navy said, as the U.S. continues to conduct lethal strikes on alleged drug-ferrying vessels in the region. Authorities confiscated about 7.1 tons of cocaine during two operations in the Caribbean, the country’s navy said in…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Apart from the commencement of actual works on the $1billion ports reconstruction, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority with unalloyed support of the performance-driven Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has turned the fortunes of the authority around, writes Sunday Peter A quick glance of goings on at…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has dismissed reports of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers, saying it was a “flare incident”. Earlier Wednesday, media reports had claimed that there was a fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt refinery. The fire was said to have lasted…
LAGOS NEWSRANGERS)-Niger Republic has started restricting entry for Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, insisting on a valid international passport instead. This comes after the country, alongside Mali and Burkina Faso, withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), signaling a shift in regional policies. While the land border between Nigeria and Niger…
By Nnanke Harry Willie LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the golden rays of his 60th birthday dawned, Mele Kolo Kyari is standing tall on a constellation of stellar achievements. He hit the Biblical three scores on a bull’s eye with news of long dead, abiku refineries becoming ‘born again’. Mele Kyari’s story is a testament to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but have offered a six-month grace period for them to reconsider. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plan to withdraw from Ecowas in January after refusing the bloc’s demand to restore…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 55-year-old Russian woman Angelina Gold has narrated how she was robbed of $3,500 on Friday, June 14, shortly after she withdrew the money from a Zenith Bank Plc branch in Lagos. She suspected that someone might have witnessed how she was paid the money in the banking hall or some workers…