LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nysom Wike has been dealt a serious blow in the ongoing local government elections in the State. With results announced so far from Obia-akpor local government area of the state, where Wike comes from, shows that he lost…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Controversial street pop singer Habeeb Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, has faced widespread backlash and a sharp decline in his Instagram following after making contentious remarks about the ongoing protests in Nigeria. In a viral video, Portable claimed that there were no protests in his hometown of Sango, Ogun State, and criticised…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo was reduced to tears after his Al-Nassr side lost the King’s Cup final to rivals Al-Hilal on Friday night in a game with three red cards. The former Manchester United forward collapsed to his knees as nine-man Al-Hilal won 5-4 on a penalty shootout, with the score 1-1 after extra…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rafael Nadal’s return to the French Open – and possible farewell – ended at the first hurdle as the 14-time winner lost to Alexander Zverev. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 by the in-form German fourth seed. Nadal has become synonymous with Roland Garros but, in front…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of NIGERIAN NEWSLEADER Newspaper, Mr Celestine Okafor, has lost his mother-in-law, Mrs Evelyn Happiness Okwosha-Nwabiani. Mrs Nwabiani passed on at the age of 85 years in her home town Oguta, Oguta Local Government Area, Imo West Senatorial district, Imo state, South East, Nigeria. Until her death recently, Mrs Evelyn Happiness Okwosha-Nwabiani…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Dangote Group, Nestle Nigeria and MTN Nigeria, alongside four of Nigeria’s most capitalised companies, lost N1.7tn to the depreciation of the naira in 2023. According to an analysis of their financial statements published on the website of the Nigerian Exchange Group, the listed firms incurred significant losses in the 2023 financial year,…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Drake has lost a huge six-figure sum after betting on Anthony Joshua‘s heavyweight showdown clash against Francis Ngannou on Saturday evening. The rap star was hoping for an outrageous payday of over £1million after wagering on the bout in Saudi Arabia that was won by the British star in two rounds. Joshua…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigerian Breweries Plc’s workforce has been reduced by 380 workers as the brewer struggled with the loss induced by surging cost and the naira floating policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria last year. NB joined brewery firms like International Breweries Plc which declared N59.5bn net loss in 2023 and Champions Breweries…