LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)–Importers have abandoned Nigerian ports for Benin, Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso due to the increase in tariffs by shipping lines, hike in terminal charges, poor services, delays in refunding container deposits, unapproved charges and other financial irregularities amounting to billions of naira. The Board of Trustees of Importers Association of Nigeria…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested a 26-year-old teacher, Udeme, over his alleged link to threats, and the February 24 gunfire incident, involving former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other opposition figures in Benin City, Edo State. The move marks the first solid breakthrough since the tense…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The journey along the dusty roads leading to Kweme Community, located near the Nigeria-Benin border, was an arduous one. As dusk settled over the community, many individuals turned to various alternatives they had devised to cope with the harsh reality of living without electricity for years. Our correspondent, who had set out…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football has imposed a hefty $50,000 fine on Libya and ordered the country to play two matches behind closed doors following supporter and official misconduct during their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin in Benghazi on November 18. This latest sanction comes barely two months after…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH(NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles have qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) despite having one game left in the race to the competition. Libya, bottom of the Group D lot, defeated Rwanda 0-1 in Kigali, meaning Nigeria have reached the finals of the tournament. The defeat means Rwanda are five points shy…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered vehicle exploded on Thursday at the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) filling station while its cylinder was being filled. The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the vehicle, one of many in the city that had recently adopted CNG as an alternative fuel, had a locally fabricated cylinder attached…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The head coach of Benin Republic, Gernot Rohr, has reflected on their 3-0 defeat to Nigeria in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. The Cheetahs had edged the Super Eagles 2-1 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier in June this year. But on Sunday, the three-time African champions proved to…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Augustine Eguavoen, a former player and Technical Director of the Super Eagles, will step in as the head coach for the team’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. This decision comes in the wake of German coach Bruno…
