LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two people have died and hundreds have been arrested across France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans celebrated the club’s victory in the Champions League final, according to the French interior ministry. In the south-west town of Dax, a 17-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the chest late on Saturday evening, local…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is in a race against time to complete the international switch of allegiance of on loan Chelsea midfield duo Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Both players were named in the provisional list of 31 players called up by the newly appointed coach of the senior…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, recently linked up with Real Madrid stars, Vinicius Jr, Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rüdiger, Aurélien Tchouaméni, David Alaba, and Ferland Mendy in Paris. The stars enjoyed dinner together at a restaurant in Paris, with Burna later gifted signed jerseys by Vinicius Jr after the link-up. LinderIkeji For media advert…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France and Germany on Wednesday warned Donald Trump against threatening “sovereign borders” after the US president-elect refused to rule out military action to take Greenland, an autonomous territory of European Union member Denmark. “There is no question of the EU letting other nations in the world, whoever they may be… attack its…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have raided at least two offices of Napoli after corruption investigations into the transfer of Victor Osimhen from Lille were launched in both Italy and France. This followed startling revelations by the former Lille President Olivier Letang that the French club only received Seven Million Euros from the reported 70…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu traveled to France on Monday for a “work stay” on a newly acquired private jet, sparking criticism as the West African nation endures a cost-of-living crisis. The Airbus A330 business jet, now registered to the Nigerian Air Force, left the capital Abuja for Nice, according to FlightRadar24. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A French court has ordered the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government. According to Financial Times, the jets to be seized are a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ and an Airbus A330-243 belonging to the federal government of Nigeria, stationed at Paris-Le Bourget and Basel-Mulhouse airports. Stunned by…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-France set up an Olympic men’s football semi-final with Egypt after beating Argentina 1-0 in a hostile quarter-final marred by ugly scenes at the final whistle. Players and coaches from both sides clashed on the pitch at the end as the hosts booked their last-four spot. Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta got…