LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRAGERS)-The boxing world has been thrown into mourning following the unfortunate death of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, who collapsed and died during a fight at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana, Saturday night. Olanrewaju was competing against Ghanaian boxer John Mbanugu, also known as “Power,” in an undercard fight of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With the backing of the Katsina State government and a renewed spirit of resilience, residents are no longer mere victims. They are fighters. Armed with licenced weapons, local vigilantes and community defence groups are pushing back against the terror that once dominated their lives. For years, rural communities in Katsina State have…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite it happening less than a month ago, Mike Tyson has little recollection of his boxing match against Jake Paul, and his memory regarding the fight is hazy. Fans pleaded with the 58-year-old to pull out of his fight against ‘The Problem Child’ but the boxing legend didn’t listen. Instead, Tyson risked…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade – a Russian private military company – who arrived in the West African nation in May to support the country’s military junta. On…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in the city of Moscow are offering a record signing-on bonus for new recruits to fight in Ukraine, in the latest sign of a scramble to boost Russian troop numbers. The financial sweetener comes as President Vladimir Putin struggles to recruit soldiers for his army as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s defense chief expressed frustration Tuesday with what he called the “double standards” of some countries that won’t sell his military weapons because of human rights concerns. Gen. Christopher Musa’s comment underscores one of the biggest challenges for Africa’s most populous nation in combating a deadly and complex security crisis, from the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tyson Fury has no interest in fighting Anthony Joshua despite the fact boxing fans are longing for an all-British bout between the two heavyweights. Fury described Joshua as a ‘big bum-dosser’ who was beaten by a ‘fat man’ and stated their bout was ‘dead’ in the water following AJ’s second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. …
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that the unrelenting struggle for a new Nigeria was, among other reasons, to build a better nation where the girl child would be free and safe to live and thrive. Obi made this known in his Message to mark the International Day…