LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Robert Lewandowski arrived for his pre-season medical at a Munich hospital along with other Bayern stars on Tuesday, even as Barcelona continued to be linked to the Polish striker. At the end of May, Lewandowski said “it is certain that my story with Bayern has come to an end.” Barcelona have expressed…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja. This is according to an update by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its Twitter handle. The passengers, numbering about 450 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by 7:10 am (WAT)…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and his entourage comprising National Commissioners, members of the Technical Team, Directors and other Directing Staff, have just arrived at Enugu Airport en route Akwa. Bishop Hassan Kukah, one of the conveners of the National Peace Committee was on the same flight. Prof…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi joined star-packed Paris St Germain on Tuesday after leaving Barcelona, the club where he had begun and expected to end his career. Messi, a six-times winner of the Ballon d’Or for Europe’s best soccer player, signed a two-year contract with an option for a third year, the club said in…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Mourinho’s reign at Roma began on Friday with the Portuguese coach greeted by hundreds of ‘Giallorossi’ fans as he arrived in the Italian capital. Despite the heat they thronged outside the city’s Ciampino airport to greet the self-declared ‘Special One’ with a party atmosphere and flares heralding in the new era….
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Navy’s newest Offshore Survey Vessel, NNS LANA today, arrived In Banjul, Gambia as she continues her homeward voyage to Nigeria. The ship was received by a navy delegation and officials of the Nigerian High Commission in Gambia. The vessel is expected to stay in Gambia for 3 days, before departing for…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants arrived on Thursday to a festive ceremony at Israel’s international airport, as the government took a step toward carrying out its pledge to reunite hundreds of families split between the two countries. Some 300 people landed on the Ethiopian Airlines flight, with many waving flags or stopping to…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspected white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year, a massacre that prompted a global campaign to stamp out online hate, arrived in Christchurch on Sunday ahead of sentencing hearings. Brenton Tarrant disembarked a New Zealand air force plane at Christchurch Airport on Sunday afternoon, wearing a protective vest and…