LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid’s France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for a second time. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real’s run to the Champions League title last season,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s inflation rate hit a fresh 17-year high in September, stoked by a slide in the value of the naira that raised the cost of imported goods like gas and liquid fuel. Annual inflation accelerated to 20.8%, compared with 20.5% in August, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed confidence in winning the presidential poll. The ex-governor of Lagos State spoke during the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit in Kaduna State on Saturday. He also lauded the Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has pointed out that the high level of insecurity and the apparent neglect of the agricultural sector, among other factors, are responsible for the prevalent soaring food inflation experienced in the country. Obi, who made it known in a Message to mark…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A passenger jet flying from Turkey to the UK was intercepted by fighter jets shortly before it was due to land on Wednesday following an alleged security threat. The flight, LS922, from Dalaman in Turkey to Manchester Airport, operated by regional airline Jet2, was diverted to land at London Stansted Airport, around…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round as the ‘Bronze Bomber’ made a winning return to boxing in Brooklyn, New York. The American, 36, was stepping into the ring for the first time since his second successive knockout defeat by Tyson Fury last October. He…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Islamist militants have advanced further into eastern Mali in recent days, seizing territory, killing hundreds of civilians and forcing thousands to flee, regional Malian officials and analysts said. The gains by the militants highlight Mali’s struggle to fill the vacuum following the departure of French and other European forces, while relations with…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Matthew Barango, a former PDP chieftain and a prominent politician in the South-South, has explained his reasons for supporting the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Speaking on AIT News, outlined some of Obi’s contributions to the administration of his own “godfather”, Goodluck. Barango said, “People seem to have forgotten…
