LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has summoned one of its Guard Commanders in Edo State over the death of Christian Ehima, a 24-year-old undergraduate of Computer Science in the University of Benin. The inconsolable mother of the victim, an Assistant Superintendent of Police with the Delta State Police Command, Mercy Ehima, told Saturday PUNCH…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool inflicted a historic hammering on Manchester United as Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday, leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clinging to his job. For the first time in Premier League history, United trailed 4-0 at half-time and failed to score in a hopelessly one-sided…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles continued their 100 per cent record against Cape Verde in their second match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. The Nigerian team won the game 2-1 after staging a comeback. While Victor Osimhen scored Nigeria’s first goal in the 28th minute, the Super Eagles got their second…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Taliban must immediately cease attacking journalists and searching their homes, and allow members of the press to operate freely and without fear of violence or reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Since the Taliban took power in the country earlier this week, militants have searched the homes of at…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers hailed the “historical achievement” of his side in beating Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday to lift the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 137-year history. Youri Tielemans’s sensational winner was witnessed by 22,000 fans at Wembley. The largest crowd for a sports event in England since…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday revealed its 2021 inductees, with Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti missing on the list. Fela’s omission from the performer category for which he was nominated comes as a surprise to music lovers worldwide given that the Nigerian icon came second in the fan vote…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Well known Nigerian comedian, actor, and activist Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr. Macaroni took to Twitter to recall his bitter experience in Adeniji Police station as he described that he was a victim of police brutality. Apparently, his tweet was triggered by a fan who beckoned on him to use his…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid moved top of La Liga with victory over Barcelona in an El Clasico played in torrential rain at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. Karim Benzema broke the deadlock with a sublime near-post flick – his ninth goal in his past seven La Liga games, reports the BBC. Real doubled their…
