LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police has threaten to prosecute skit maker and comedian, Abdulgafar Abiola, popularly known as “Cute Abiola,” for rubbishing the police institution or grossly violating its provisions with regards to the use of uniforms. Condemning his action in a statement posted in Nigeria Police tweeter, Force Public Relation Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe has turned down his proposed £260 million switch to Saudi Arabia, with sources close to talks increasingly convinced he has agreed terms to join Real Madrid next year. The forward is said to have refused discussion with Al-Hilal representatives who were expected in France after being given permission by Paris…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Second-half goals from Osinachi Ohale and Asisat Oshoala gave Nigeria a stunning 3-2 win over Australia at the Women’s World Cup on Thursday to leave the co-hosts in danger of an early exit. In front of 49,156 fans in Brisbane the Matildas missed a golden chance to reach the last 16 and…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Acclaimed Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, known for hits such as “Nothing Compares 2 U” and for shredding a photo of the pope while hosting “Saturday Night Live,” has died. She was 56. A cause of death was not immediately given. The singer had lost her son, Shane, to suicide in January 2022,…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three days after he was declared missing, the six-month-old baby, Chinedu Chukwueke, has been found abandoned in an erosion ditch several kilometres from Minna, the Niger State capital, where he was stolen. The boy was reportedly stolen at his mother’s saloon in Kure Ultra Modern Market, Minna, Niger State capital last Sunday….
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s presidency has said some members of the presidential guard tried to move against President Mohamed Bazoum, warning that the army was ready to attack them if they did not back down. The presidency’s official Twitter account said on Wednesday that presidential guards engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and tried “in vain” to…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A traditional ruler died on Tuesday when a truck crushed the tricycle in which he was commuting. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the truck ran over the tricycle and instantly killed Abraham Bankole, the Olu of Onibuku in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The driver of the tricycle and another passenger…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Marrakesh was forced to make an emergency landing in Algeria after a passenger committed suicide in the restroom. The Boeing 737-Max 8, operated by Flight TK 619, departed Istanbul Airport at 12:40 and was scheduled to arrive in Marrakesh at 16:45. However, the flight was…
