LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen was sent off as nine-man Napoli crashed to a 2-0 defeat away to Roma on Saturday in the Serie A. It summed up Napoli’s miserable week that also saw them lose 4-0 to Frosinone in the Copa Italia. The Nigerian got his marching orders for a second bookable offence after…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The old Anthony Joshus is back but whatever is left of Deontay Wilder has disappeared into the Alabama wilderness from which he came. By the time AJ came to the ring in Ryadh the bottom had dropped out of the hundred million dollars superfight planned for March 9 back in the Arabian…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A department in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Programmes, the “Rural Vocational Skill Acquisition Programme (RVSAP), has commenced advocacy and sensitization to inform Nigerians about the renewed hope of President Tinubu’s led Government to Hausa Communities in Cross Rivers State National Programme Manager, ‘South’ Mr. Portrait Peterson, made this…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s correctional centres have 3,413 inmates on death row, according to Abubakar Umar, spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Mr Umar told journalists on Friday in Abuja that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 77,849 comprising 76,081 males and 1,768 females “as of Monday, December 18,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-DESPAIR best describes the emotion of 32-year-old Ikenna as he narrated how he lost his N300,000 savings and other valuables to a one-chance robbery gang in Lagos. With tears, he spoke of how he lost the money, which he intended to use to secure an apartment, in the course of a trip…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has finally fulfilled his bail conditions and has been released from Kuje Prison secretly, THE WHISTLER has gathered on Friday. A source in the prison who revealed the ex-CBN governor release via a text message said, “Emefiele was released quietly…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Pep Guardiola has made history of the both club and personal variety after leading Manchester City into, and winning, its first FIFA Club World Cup. City became the fourth Premier League team to win the tournament by beating Brazilian side Fluminense 4-0 in the 2023 final on Friday. Guardiola, for his part,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted its two-year-old ban on cryptocurrency, replacing it with a comprehensive regulatory framework aimed at harnessing its potential while mitigating risks. The policy shift was announced on Friday in a circular signed by CBN Director of Financial Policy and Regulation, Haruna Mustapha. The full statement…
