LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday informed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the Super Eagles will now take on Ghana’s Black Stars on new dates. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement that the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off round fixture between Nigeria and Ghana would not…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi announced Sunday his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month, Libya’s election agency said. Seif al-Islam, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity related to the 2011 uprising, submitted his candidacy papers…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi’s time at Barcelona appears to be over. Barcelona announced Thursday that Messi will not stay with the club, saying that the Spanish league’s financial regulations made it impossible to sign the Argentina star to a new contract. He is leaving after 17 successful seasons in which he propelled the Catalan…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, on Monday, lost his 13-year-old daughter, Aishah Isa Ali. Announcing the sad incident via his official Twitter handle @DrIsaPantami, the minister stated that the funeral prayer for the deceased will be conducted in Abuja on Tuesday at Annur Masjeed, Wuse 2. “Due…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Registrar of University Of Lagos, Oladejo Azeez, has called on the public to disregard letter signed by Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe purported to deny his removal by the Governorning Council of University of Lagos. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, the Registrar stated, “ My…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced the resumption of domestic flights in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this in a tweet on Wednesday. According to him, the Abuja and Lagos airports will resume domestic operations on July 8, while the Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri airports would resume…