LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lebanese security forces briefly arrested five youths, including three minors, for allegedly pulling down a sign for the president’s political party, sparking outrage Sunday on social media. Defence lawyers said the five were taken into custody on Saturday evening in the town of Hammana east of Beirut over claims they tore down…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGRS)-At current levels of over N25 trillion, it means that Nigeria has borrowed in three years more than it borrowed in 30 years previously, and the country to remain peaceful and get the economy working better, it must return to the basics of federalism, as the foundation of her national enterprise. A former…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 27 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a rescue official said. The propeller plane, which was operated by local company Busy Bee, crashed shortly after…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unbeaten Deontay Wilder landed a devastating right hand to knock out Luis Ortiz in the seventh round and retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title. The 34-year-old Wilder remains on course to achieve his goal of unifying all four heavyweight belts despite being largely outboxed by Ortiz before the explosive one-punch finish…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indicated interest to boycott the November 30, supplementary election for Kogi West rerun poll. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday, indicated that the party may not be participating in the supplementary poll for the senatorial axis. The PDP…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced abolishment of the policy of preference for catchment areas in admitting new students in Federal Universities. President Mohammadu Buhari announced this yesterday at the 45th convocation ceremony of the University of Benin in Benin City. The President who was represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has RULED OUT selling Chelsea, according to an exclusive via reliable Telegraph. There had been rumours that the Russian businessman was considering selling the club over the past year or so, ever since he had been experiencing VISA issues to enter the UK. Since then he has been…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The embattled Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, may lose about $14m in his United States bank accounts if his appeal against the charges fails. US agencies have indicted Onyema and the Head of Finance and Administration of Air Peace, Ejiroghene Eghagha, over multiple charges of money laundering and bank fraud…
