LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has been thrown into a rowdy session following the defection of 37 lawmakers from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). 33 lawmakers defected to the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while four joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, announced…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation is back to the federation’s secretariat to direct affairs in earnest, NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi said on Monday after operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, ejected members of the Chris Giwa-led faction. A number of DSS officials, who were…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWRANGERS)- The organizers of the highly anticipated Cycling Lagos 2018 event have flagged off the online registration of cyclists for the event scheduled to hold on Saturday August 25, 2018. The Children’s edition of the event will hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on August 18. The online registration on http://www.cyclinglagos.com/register will…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Antonio Conte is set to take legal action against Chelsea over damage to his career and loss of future earnings following his sacking by the Premier League club, according to reports on Friday. Conte is believed to be furious Chelsea made him return to pre-season training before finally dismissing him last week…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France President Emmanuel Macron pose like the legendary Nigerian icon Fela Kuti after the world cup victory. The picture has sparked debates online as regards his controversial hand victory sign, which bares a resemblance to the legendary Fela Kuti. So many internet users , wonders if his visit to the Fela shrine…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says Chris Giwa remains the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President as declared by the Supreme Court judgment on April 27. Dalung said on Monday in Abuja that the ministry was operating under the rule of law and obeying the court ruling. The minister was…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NESRANGER)-Exactly $400 million will be dished out by FIFA in prize money to the 32 teams who competed in the 2018 World Cup, which is a $42 million increase from the tournament in 2014. With the winners getting $38 million and the runners up $28 million, the four semifinalists were the big…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGRS)– England’s Harry Kane won the World Cup Golden Boot award as top scorer with six goals. The Tottenham star topped the chart by two goals ahead of a group including Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, who both scored in France’s 4-2 defeat of Croatia in Sunday’s final. Kane is the first…