LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Atletico Madrid announced two positive coronavirus tests from its crew set to travel to Portugal for this week’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against RB Leipzig. The team says it will test all of its players and staff again to assure that there are no positive COVID-19 cases affecting the tournament. Atleti asked…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight teams remain in the UEFA Champions League’s rapid-fire return, with one-legged ties promising high drama in Portugal. The quarterfinals begin Wednesday, the bracket distinctly split into one deadly half and another with upset potential. Because of this set-up, there’s a massive challenge in divining the true favorites to win the Aug….
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has, in 16 cycles’ disbursement, spent N9.074billion on Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) and another N5.178billion on School Feeding Programme from inception in 2017 till date in Jigawa. Bala Chamo, the state Coordinator, Social Investments Programme (SIP), who made this known at a news conference in Dutse on Saturday said…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Senate report has revealed how top management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid themselves N85.6 million to attend a graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom at a time Nigeria was on lockdown and airports shut. The report shows that approval for the funds was made in April – at…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major construction company, Webster Global Ventures Limited, at the weekend described its inclusion in the list of companies allegedly coerced to be paid by the National Assembly as a deliberate effort to destroy the company’s reputation. The company described the statement credited to the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former senator from Ogun state, Buruji Kashmau, has died of complications from COVID-19. Former senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, who broke the news on Twitter on Saturday said Kashamu died at First Cardiologist Consultants in Lagos. He was aged 62. Murray Bruce writes: “I have just lost my good friend of forever to…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Theholy book talks about a brother betraying a brother to death. The unbelievable case of two blood brothers, same father, same mother, conspiring with other gang-members, one of whom is still at large, to kidnap their younger brother, same father, same mother, and threatening to kill him and use him for rituals…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-European giants, Juventus have sacked their coach, Maurizio Sarri after being knocked out of the Champions League yesterday. Juventus won their 9th consecutive league title this season with the help of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala and other players in the team but were knocked out in the Champions League and also lost…
