LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress faction that is loyal to National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Ize-Iyamu, and the present governor, Godwin Obaseki, will fight for the direct primary of the party, APC, that is expected to hold on June 22. The African…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Earlier in this month, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship offered fifty three years old former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson a whopping $20m to compete in a single fight for the organization. And now BKC President, David Fiedman tells MMA Fighting that the company is planning on upping the number while offering Tyson a…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many of the WWE superstars who have thrilled us over the years from Booker T to The Rock to Mark Henry, are of African descent. But today, we want to take a look at WWE superstars who have Nigerian roots. 1. Moose: Born Quinn Ojinnaka on April 23, 1984 to Nigerian parents, Moose…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian born America wrestler Sesugh Uhaa popularly known as Apollo Crews has clinched the United States Championship on Monday Night Raw. The 32-year-old heavily built fighter dethroned former champion Andrade to win his first-ever title in the WWE rings. According to Bleacher Reports, the immediate ex-champion didn’t respond well to the defeat…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely 24 hours after the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended all clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the trial will continue in Nigeria. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known during an…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Odion Ighalo is close to agreeing a deal to stay at Manchester United beyond next week, the striker’s agent has revealed. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Tuesday said Ighalo will be returning to parent club Shanghai Shenhua next week unless a last-minute deal can be reached, while Standard Sport understands the Chinese club…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four AK-47 rifles belonging to policemen on escort duty are missing in Rivers State after pirates, Saturday night, abducted two civilians along Degema waterways, Degema Local Government Area. Three of the missing firearms were said to have sunk in the river, as three of the policemen jumped into the rivers to swim…
By Femi Oluwasanmi LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since the outbreak of COVID-19, government has continue to roll out different palliative measures in order to cushion the effect of the hardship ocassioned by the virus. One of these measures is the ‘modified’ Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) which has generated alot of concerns among Nigerians at…
