LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-They were a sorry sight in the magnificent Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca. The boys, who thrilled Nigerians with their gusty football on their way to the final, were a shadow of themselves yesterday, as Morocco strolled to a 4-0 victory in the final of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN). The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday called on all Fulani herdsmen resident in other parts of the country, especially Benue and Taraba States, to relocate to Kano since the state has vast grazing land to accommodate them and their cattle. Ganduje, who stated this while inspecting the vaccination of over…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, on Thursday, denied nursing presidential ambition for the 2019 elections, but Nigerian markets are awash with Indomie packs bearing a photo of the politician and the inscription, ‘Ambassador Babagana Kingibe for President 2019’. The branded Indomie noodles have appeared on a large scale and are reportedly sold at the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate President Bukola Saraki has allegedly been listed as one of the five owners of “unexplained wealth” in the UK. Other persons listed by Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs), according to Transparency International UK, are first family of Azerbaijan with estimated property value of £18 million; Igor Shuvalov, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister…
By Jerome-Mario Utomi LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Truth, in the words of Thomas Aquinas, is the agreement of what is in the mind with what is on the lips. Considering this remark in relation to the truth as told by the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in his memo to President Buhari, and the ripple reactions…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, fondly called the evil genius, the Maradona, IBB because of his cunning ways has started his antics again in Nigeria political arena. Within a timeline of four hours on Sunday, he issued a statement, disowned it and then reversed to embrace the initial statement. Babangida was…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the arrest of Kassim Afegbua for the statement he issued on behalf of former President Ibrahim Babangida. A government source, who does not want his name in print, confirmed that the IGP had ordered Afegbua’s arrest within 24 hours. It would be recalled…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The search for a missing oil tanker off the coast of West Africa entered its fourth day Sunday, with no word on the fate of the 22 Indian nationals aboard the vessel. The vessel, Marine Express, was carrying more than 13,000 tons of gasoline and went missing in the Gulf of Guinea,…
