LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A great striker is often the difference between success and failure in football. Players that can stick the ball in the back of the net are the most celebrated, but they boast the biggest price tags because goals win games. The likes of Eusebio, Pele, Ferenc Puskas and Ronaldo are among the…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger Republic has turned to Nigeria for help after being hit by fuel shortage. The West African country reached out to Nigeria despite months of diplomatic tensions and hostile rhetoric. Sunday PUNCH learnt that a delegation of senior officials of the military junta travelled down to Abuja to meet Federal Government representatives….
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tansian University, Umunya, has once again benefited from the generosity of Mr. Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, who donated N10 million to the institution’s College of Nursing at Oba. During his visit, Obi reiterated that education, healthcare, and poverty alleviation are crucial pillars…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former England and Gladiators star John Fashanu is on police bail after being arrested over a land dispute. The 62-year-old, who featured for the likes of Wimbledon and Aston Villa, is accused of criminal conspiracy, threat to life, intimidation, trespass, and obtaining by false pretence in Nigeria, where he now resides. Fashanu denies…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death toll from Cyclone Jude that hit northern Mozambique last week has risen to at least 16 people, according to a new toll released on Saturday by the national Institute of Meteorology. At least two people are still missing and nearly 60 have been injured, it said. Cyclone Jude hit the…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian content creator, Chibuike Gabriel, popularly known as Untouchable Comedy, has been rushed to the hospital after he was involved in a severe automobile accident. This comes shortly after the content creator announced the passing of his father, who had battled a stroke for years. The comedian, who recently visited veteran actor…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits who abducted Ishaya Kukah, a brother of Bishop Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have demanded a ransom of N50 million for him to regain freedom. Ishaya was kidnapped alongside six other persons, including women and children from Anchuna village, Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna State last…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has appealed to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former Anambra State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi; former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola and former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai also…