LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria international Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine has died, the country’s football governing body confirmed on Thursday. According to the NFF, the former Super Falcons forward passed on at the age of 36 following a brief illness on Wednesday. Chiejine had featured for several clubs across Europe, USA before her final professional stint with…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump threatened undefined retaliation Friday against countries and organizations that issue travel warnings on the United States because of gun violence. “If they did that, we’d just reciprocate,” Trump said during a wide-ranging impromptu gaggle with reporters at the White House, en route to fundraisers in New York. He added:…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Protests have rocked India, Canada and United Kingdom over the unlawful detention of Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. In Kashmir, India, children and youths embarked on street demonstration, calling for the release of the Shiite leader. “A protest rally was held today morning (Sunday) in Indian-Controlled Kashmir in solidarity with Sheikh #El-Zakzaky,” the Islamic…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-A priest was stabbed during a live-streamed morning mass Friday at Canada’s biggest church, Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, police said. The suspect was arrested at the Roman Catholic basilica shortly after the attack in front of 50 people and a television audience around 8:40 am (1240 GMT), while priest Claude Grou was…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joseph Karanja lost his wife, daughter and three grandchildren in the Ethiopian Airline crash that happened on March 10 He said his wife had traveled to visit their daughter in Canada and was returning home after six months The five who perished were traveling back to Kenya for Easter holidays Karanja said…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a case reminiscent of the MMM saga, Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange company has said it cannot immediately repay customers’ $190m because its founder died with their passwords. According to the Sky News, founder of QuadrigaCX, 30-year-old Gerald Cotten, died of alleged complications with Crohn’s disease during a trip to India where…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Igbo Canadian Community Association (ICCA), comprising all Igbos resident in Canada, has urged the Nigerian electorate to vote massively for Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and Mr. Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the February 16 polls. The association made the call in its Letter of Endorsement for the Atiku/Obi…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has fired back at the United States President, Donald Trump over alleged claims by the American leader referring to the Nigerian president as “lifeless”. The reaction which came through the Buhari Media Organisation BMO was in response to Monday’s report by the Financial Times that the American President had…