LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Arsenal have begun the process of signing Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, according to the Daily Trust in Nigeria. A deal worth £62 million has been agreed to bring him to the Emirates Stadium this summer. Arsenal need a regular goalscorer. Kai Havertz netted 15 goals this season before his injury, but his…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid moved top of La Liga in their first game of 2025 after a 2-1 win over Valencia on Friday, but all attention will be on Vinícius Júnior moving forward. Instead of Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham running the show, the man of the night was initially Thibaut Courtois…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of northern politicians under the aegis of Team New Nigeria (TNN), on Sunday, announced its resolve to float a new political party, to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 elections. National President of the group, Modibbo Yakubun Farakwai, who announced the decision at the official inauguration of the harmonisation…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The media office of the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has raised the alarm over the moves by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest the ex-governor. In a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the office’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, noted that the operatives…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has no plans to move the country’s capital from Abuja to Lagos, his office says. The presidency blamed political opponents for such rumours, saying “there is no iota of truth” in them. The speculation began before Mr Tinubu, who once served as governor of Lagos, took power last…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up in the latest FIFA ranking released by the world football governing body on June 29, 2023. The Super Eagles were ranked 40th in the last ranking released in April but have now moved up to 39th. The three-time African champions gained a total of 5.68 to…
LAGOS JUY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over six weeks after assuming office, President Bola Tinubu has yet to occupy his official residence at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. While the President has been actively using his private conference room, office space, and Aso Chambers for crucial meetings with local and international guests, his official residence east of…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Key players in the country’s downstream sub-sector of the oil and gas industry are seeking access to foreign exchange at a rate that will be friendly to their bottom-line. They also expressed concerns over what they described as haphazard implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), especially, with regard to the withdrawal…