LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior has been named the best football player of the year and the best forward of the year at the Globe Soccer Awards. Other nominees included Jude Bellingham (Real), Dani Carvajal (Real), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico), Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern), Toni Kroos (Real),…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Administration has introduced a curious five percent consumption tax in Abuja. This brings to 12.5 percent of consumption tax that consumers pay whenever they pick up items in restaurants, bars, clubs and hotels. Investigation revealed that restaurants, eateries, fast food joints are charging a 5 percent consumption tax on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Air Peace airlines has described as false and malicious a report circulating on social media of a purported plane crash involving one of its aircraft in the Western Sahara region. This is contained in a statement signed by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr. Ejike Ndiulo, on Friday in Lagos…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-La Liga players are enjoying a rare breath in the calendar, as they enjoy a Christmas break before returning to work next week. However the festive period has sadly been impacted by tragedy for one of Real Madrid‘s stars. According to RMC Sport, Endrick Felipe’s brother-in-law was shot dead in a bar…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bukayo Saka is likely to be sidelined until at least March following surgery on his hamstring, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. Arsenal moved up to second place in the Premier League with a 1-0 home win against Ipswich on Friday, its first game without Saka after the England winger tore his right…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen’s transfer saga was one of the major stories last summer, with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain reportedly battling for the Nigerian striker’s signature. Now, after regaining the form that made him a standout in the 2022-23 season at Galatasaray, he is set to attract even more interest from Europe’s top clubs…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a commendable act of generosity, Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has distributed hundreds of tricycles, otherwise known as Keke NAPEP, bags of rice, cartons of noodles and other food items to youths, residents and indigenes of Olusosun area of Lagos State, where he grew up, and refers to as his “hood”….
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRAGERS)-Hundreds of inmates have escaped a prison riot in Mozambique’s capital which has left 33 people dead and 15 injured. About 1,534 people managed to flee the jail in Maputo on Wednesday, but 150 of them were recaptured, according to the country’s general commander of police, Bernardino Rafael. Mozambique is experiencing escalating…