LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 43 people have died and many more are missing after severe floods in western Germany Another six are dead in Belgium, and the Netherlands has also been badly affected The Belgian city of Liège has urged all residents to leave Major rivers have burst their banks after record rainfall The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chinese authorities have temporarily suspended entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our correspondent learnt that the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines and a few others were also affected by the policy. It was gathered that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-SPAC Nation, a church being led by a Nigerian Tobi Adegboyega is being investigated in Britain over allegations that pastors were pressuring young members to sell their blood and also take bank loans to donate to the church and fund the lavish lifestyle of the pastors. The Charity Commission said it has…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-French authorities said on Thursday that a suspiciously low-slung vehicle led Customs officers to seize a collector’s caches of 3,000 grenades and 56kg of munitions. A statement by Budget Minister Gerard Darmanin said the customs officers were on patrol on a road between Paris and the Belgian border near Chimay when they…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria have moved up to 33rd place in the Fifa World Rankings released on Thursday for the month of July. On the back of their bronze-winning feat in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Super Eagles climbed 12 places from their 45th position in June, accruing 1481 points. After finishing second…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria moved one place from 49th position to 48th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as Belgium and France share the top spot for the first time in the table’s 25-year history. According to the rankings posted on the FIFA official website on Thursday, the Super Eagles amassed 1415 points to finish 48th…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGRS)– England’s Harry Kane won the World Cup Golden Boot award as top scorer with six goals. The Tottenham star topped the chart by two goals ahead of a group including Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, who both scored in France’s 4-2 defeat of Croatia in Sunday’s final. Kane is the first…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France sealed a crucial 1-0 win over Belgium to book their place in the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia on Tuesday evening. Samuel Umtiti’s second-half header sent the French side into a frenzy as they look set to win their first World Cup trophy since 1998. On their journey to the…
