LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has taken to social media, to inform his followers that he plans to pursue an immediate rematch with Tyson Fury. Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Wilder was dropped twice and stopped in the seventh round by Fury, who walked away with…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the first case of coronavirus in Nigeria, the Catholic Church in Lagos has suspended handshakes and use of holy water fonts indefinitely. The first case of the disease in Nigeria was announced on Friday after an Italian arrived Lagos from Milan on Monday carrying the virus. Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool’s unbeaten season in the Premier League was ended in spectacular fashion as Ismaila Sarr’s double moved Watford out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win at Vicarage Road. The comprehensive scoreline helped the Hornets edge ahead of Bournemouth, who held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw, while West Ham also boosted…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio was denied entry into the United State (US) as the embassy in Nigeria refused to grant him visa. Akpabio’s visa application was turned down because the President Donald Trump administration is in possession of petitions filed against the minister for series of murders, corruption and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Charles Dokubo, coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. Adesina said the suspension is in line with the recommendation of a caretaker committee set up to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Centre for Disease Control in the United States has advised men to shave their beards and facial hair in an effort to combat Coronairus CDC warned that facial hair can interfere with face masks and respirators, which are being used across the world to combat the global spread of coronavirus The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno and Yobe elders has exposed another helicopter sighted supplying arms and food for Boko Haram insurgents. Speaking under the aegis of Borno, Yobe People’s Forum, the elders also asked those in authorities to tell Nigerians those who authorised the withdrawal of security personnel from the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, few…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to stop flights from countries most affected by the deadly novel coronavirus (Covid-19). An Italian, who arrived Lagos from Milan on Tuesday, tested positive to the virus, health officials said on Friday. In a message of hope also posted on Twitter,…
