LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas were rewarded for outstanding seasons by winning the UEFA men’s and women’s player of the year prizes at a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday. France striker Benzema captained Real Madrid to victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final and scored 15 goals in the competition, while…
By Uzoh Ifeanyi LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It happened in South Africa. It happened in Pakistan. It happened in France. It happened in Ukraine. Volodomyr Zelensky, a lawyer and comedian, was a political outsider before he became Ukrainian president. His political party, Servant of the People, named after a TV series in which he played the…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Substitute Andreas Cornelius scored twice as Denmark recovered from conceding to a brilliant Karim Benzema goal to beat France 2-1 on Friday in the UEFA Nations League at the Stade de France, the first match at the venue since the chaos that marred last weekend’s Champions League final. Benzema’s stunning strike put…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Emmanuel Macron says France will withdraw its troops from Mali but maintain a military presence in neighboring West African nations. Announcing the move during a Thursday news conference in Paris, Macron said, “We cannot remain militarily involved” alongside Malian transitional authorities with whom “we don’t share the strategy and goals.” France…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s debt to China, France, Japan, India and Germany rose to $4.26bn as of June 30, 2021 from $3.85bn at the end of 2019, according to data obtained from the Debt Management Office. An analysis of the data showed that the country spent $402.74m in the 18-month period servicing bilateral loans, even…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday arrived in Paris, the French capital, for a one-day official visit as guest of President Emmanuel Macron at Palais de l’Élysée, and will afterwards attend the three-day Paris Peace Forum (PPF), which holds between November 11 and 13. A statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Algeria has refused permission for France to fly military planes in its airspace and announced the recall of its ambassador from Paris in the wake of what it said were “inadmissible” comments attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron. This weekend’s sharp escalation in tensions also follows a French decision to slash the…
By David Adenekan LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-To say the trial and travail of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Igboho Oosa) in Republic of Benin is the best unifying force that has happened to the Yoruba nation in this generation, is to say the least. Moreover, if not for the trial and travail of their kinsman, Chief…