LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Saburi Adeniji, a Nigerian footballer and left winger for Kings Park Rangers Football Club of Sudbury, at Great Cornard, Suffolk, England, has died after battling a severe brain stem injury. The football club is a non-league side competing in the Eastern Counties League Division One North. In a Saturday statement announcing his…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, and three of his crew members have been found dead inside a music studio in the Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State. The crew members were identified as Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, otherwise known as JoesTv. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kwankwaso Support Group 2027 has proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, with Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso. Speaking in Kano on Friday, the leader of the group, Abba Gwale, stated that as loyal supporters of Senator Kwankwaso, they found it necessary to appeal to Nigerians to support…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian goal-machine Victor Osimhen could be on his way back to the Italian Serie A, according to latest reports. Juventus have reportedly stepped up plans to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the summer transfer window. Osimhen, who is currently the star player for Turkish giants Galatasaray, has been a leading…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has denied claims and images circulating on social media suggesting that he has been arrested by United States military personnel in Nigeria. The claims emerged after an image, which went viral on Thursday, February 5, appeared online showing the cleric allegedly being apprehended at an airport…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of people have been brutally massacred following a coordinated and deadly attack by suspected Sahel-backed terrorists on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. Among those killed in the bloody onslaught are two wives of the Emir of Woro, several of his children, the Chief Imam of Woro,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2026 winter transfer window, which closed on February 2, was a bittersweet period for Nigerian football. While stars like Ademola Lookman and Terem Moffi secured high-profile moves, OLAMIDE ABE writes on several other Super Eagles players who remained grounded Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United) Nigeria’s number one goalkeeper was widely expected to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Libyan prosecutors say they are investigating the killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the country’s long-time leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as his father’s heir apparent, was killed during a “direct confrontation” with four unknown gunmen who broke into his home in the city of…