LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four months after the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off final between Nigeria national football team and DR Congo national football team, FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation and the DR Congo Football Federation following disciplinary incidents that occurred during the match, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. DR Congo beat Nigeria…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has cleared the air over his rumoured death. It dismissed viral social media claims suggesting the Prime Minister had been assassinated following the escalating conflict involving Israel, the United States and Iran. “These are fake news; the Prime Minister is fine,” the Prime…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the Court of Appeal ruling in the ongoing leadership dispute within the party didn’t change its current leadership. It also urged members and the public to disregard misleading interpretations of the judgment, a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said….
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu has died, aged 62. The death of the Imo State-born midfielder was announced on Saturday morning by former teammate and 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner Segun Odegbami on his media platforms. “Henry Nwosu passes on!, “After five days in hospital battling for his life,…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos-based businessman, Olatunde Albert, speaks to BIODUN BUSARI about how his younger brother admitted to the Lagos State General Hospital, Gbagada, went missing Where do you live? I live in Somolu, Lagos, and I sell clothes. What happened to your brother? My younger brother, Kehinde Albert, has been sick for three years….
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by former Senate President and current National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, in relation to the ongoing leadership dispute in the party. Mark had appealed a September 4, 2025, ruling by Justice Emeka Nwite of the…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has completed the turnaround maintenance on the Bonga Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, leading to resumption of production at Nigeria’s premier deepwater field on March 6, 2026. The project was delivered 11 days ahead of schedule and without any safety incident,…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vladimir Putin has been raking in billions as oil prices surge following the US-Israeli war with Iran. Despite years of sanctions on the Russian oil industry, amid Putin’s deadly ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the outbreak of war in the Middle East has helped line the despot’s pockets. New analysis has revealed the…