LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Monday directed filmmakers to eschew money ritual contents in their movies. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this during a media visit to Daily Trust office in Abuja. The minister said the confession of some money ritual suspects that they learnt the heinous act on social…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles interim boss, Augustine Eguavoen has said Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), will no longer be allowed to speak to the players during half-time breaks. Pinnick was present in the dressing room during the 1-0 win over Egypt and 3-1 victory over Sudan, both in the…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The US has barred Ethiopia, Guinea, and Mali from accessing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a two-decade old agreement which provides African countries with duty-free access to the US market for more than 1,800 products. The move comes two months after president Joe Biden told Congress that he plans to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oba of Benin, Ewaure II, has banned funeral rites across Benin Kingdom from Saturday, December 18, ahead of the annual celebration of Omo N’Oba (Igue) festival. Infopowerng reports that the announcement was made on Tuesday through a statement signed by the Mr Frank Irabor, Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC). The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Japan on Monday announced plans to ban all new foreign arrivals from Tuesday as the new Omicron COVID-19 variant spreads worldwide. “We are taking measures with a strong sense of crisis. The ban comes into effect on Tuesday”, Prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said in a statement on Monday. The move by Japan, which…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For violating the Electoral Act 2010 as amended, the rulling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been ruled out of the November 6, 2021 governorship poll in Anambra State. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which dropped the hint, yesterday, in Abuja, APGA’s disqualification followed the party’s failure to comply…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-India has become the second country to outrightly ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is coming after the Central Bank of Nigeria instructed all financial institutions in the country to block the accounts of all individuals and entities linked to cryptocurrency transactions. There has been a lot of drama surrounding India’s cryptocurrency…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World soccer governing body FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee has handed the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, a five-year ban from all football-related activities for corruption. In addition to the sanction, the Madagascan administrator was punished with a fine of 200,000 Swiss Franc. The adjudicatory chamber of the…
