LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Tunisian coach Mondher Kebaier and twelve players will miss the Group-16 clash with the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday after contracting COVID-19. Kebaier was absent during the pre-match press conference on Saturday at the media centre of the Roumdje Adjia Stadium, Garoua. Jalal Al-Qadri, Tunisia’s assistant coach, addressed journalists during the…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has activated a shortcode–“6232”. A press statement made available to NewsRangers from the office of NCNC said the number has been introduced as a means for the public to contact NCDC’s Connect Centre and access verified information on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kidnappers, who abducted passengers of an Abuja-bound bus along the Benin-Auchi Road on Tuesday have contacted the families of the victims for ransom before they can be released. A source, who is close to one of the families of the abductees disclosed that the family members were already looking for money…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, received more briefing on children kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, with an assurance from Governor Aminu Bello Masari of steady progress to bring them out unharmed. “We are making progress and the outlook is positive,’’ the governor told newsmen after an…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), military sources told Channels Television on Sunday. The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week. According to the sources, the affected senior army officers…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Comptroller Mohammed Abba-Kura, the controller of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Apapa command on Thursday, July 2, revealed that ten officers contracted coronavirus that is ravaging the country. In a report by Nigerian Tribune, Abba-Kura noted that all the customs officers who tested positive were treated at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This post is not meant to scare you or make you anxious for every time you need to kiss a loved one. Kissing is no doubt one of the loving ways to show affection but what many may not realise is that intimate kisses that involve exchanging saliva can often transfer illnesses. According…