LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At BC Place in Vancouver on Thursday, Canada rolled to a 6-0 win over Qatar, securing its first-ever victory at a World Cup. But 22 minutes into the game, the rowdy, pro-Canada crowd suddenly erupted into boos. Those in the know knew exactly why the Canadian fans were booing, and it had…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been cleared of all bribery charges brought against her by British prosecutors after a jury at a London court returned not-guilty verdicts on Wednesday. Mrs Alison-Madueke, who served as Nigeria’s petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, was acquitted…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen has spoken publicly for the first time about Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, admitting that the disappointment has been difficult for both him and his Super Eagles teammates. The expanded 2026 tournament, which features 48 teams for the first time in history, got underway…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Managing Director Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) Elohor Aiboni, currently on assignment as Asset Director at Brunei Shell Petroleum, has been named Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria, taking over from Marno de Jong who leaves Shell to pursue an opportunity elsewhere, after a 34-year career…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRAGERS)-Nearly four months after the U.S. and Israel started its war with Iran, Donald Trump is working to secure a long-awaited deal to end the war, restore global shipping and resolve an abiding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The U.S. president was quick to celebrate an interim deal agreed over the…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A Maiduguri-based businessman, Umar Bashir, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment without option of fine for terrorism financing. The convict who claimed to be a major dealer in oil perfumes and also a Point Of Sales, POS, operator, was found guilty of using his account number 2213629628 with the United Bank…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Lagos State Police Command, DCP Khan Salihu, is dead. The cause of his death was unknown as at the time of filing this report. However, sources at the Command Headquarters said he had complained of feeling tired after returning from the…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Negative reactions have began to trail the Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Compt Emmanuel Oshoba, over his recent announcement that the command was restricting stakeholders access to the command’s premises as part of security awareness. In a widely circulated notice to all licensed customs agents on Sunday,…
