LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has announced plans to regulate internet companies like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram (all owned by Meta), Twitter, Google and TikTok in a draft shared by the country’s internet regulator. This information, released by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday, can be viewed on its website and Twitter page. Just…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli forward Victor Osimhen scored four goals as Nigeria crushed Sao Tome e Principe 10-0 in Morocco on Monday to record the biggest victory in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying history. Qualifying for the biennial competition has been staged since 1961 and Ghana, Kenya and Libya shared the record with eight-goal…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Marcelo said an emotional goodbye to Real Madrid on Monday as the most decorated player in the club’s history but insisted he has no plans to retire. The 34-year-old has spent 15 years at the Santiago Bernabeu and will be a free agent when his contract expires at the end of the…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian couple have put their wedding celebrations on hold after gunmen abducted at least 29 guests travelling home from the ceremony. A survivor told the BBC the groom was “devastated” by the attack. Jafar Kanoma said the perpetrators had mounted roadblocks and then started shooting in Zamfara state. “One of the…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Obumnaeme, son of the late Mrs. Dora Akunyili, a former Minister of Information, has revealed how some pastors collected money from her mother, promising to heal her of cancer. He stated this during an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Director-General at the Anambra State Project Monitoring and Management Office.According to him, his mother…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“Peter Obi in Ibadan, this generation of Nigerian youths refuse to be like their parents. This one na “soro soke”. These were the statements from the popular social media personality Daddy Freeze as a video of youths flooding everywhere with the posters and placards of Labour Party flag bearer Peter Obi, surfaced…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Former Governor Peter Obi, has reminded Nigerians that the future of the nation’s democracy remains in their resolve to hold unto and advance the very ideals on which a democratic nation is built. In his Message to mark Nigeria’s 2022 Democracy Day, Obi encouraged Nigerians…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have kidnapped and killed one of the youth leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra. Sources said the victim was kidnapped on Friday while his body was found at Utuh junction in Nnewi South local government area on Saturday A source said: “They kidnapped and killed Hon Emeka…
