LAGOS JUL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joshua has been on a Nigerian tour, visiting several landmarks and interacting with fans. The British boxer, who constantly connects with his Nigerian roots via social media, shared the video of his visit on his Twitter handle @anthonyfjoshua. In the video, Joshua is seen mixing up with fans before meeting Femi Kuti…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday said it had become obvious that the problems confronting Nigeria were beyond President Muhammadu Buhari. Soyinka spoke when he played host to some students who paid him a visit on his 85th birthday. The literary icon said while state governments differ in failure rates, “central government…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation took a turn for the worse Tuesday night in Abuja with the Northern Elders Forum NEF and the Coalition of the Northern Groups CNGs ordering Fulani herdsmen to leave the Southern parts of the country and return to the north where their safety and those of their cows…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of 10 Turkish sailors has been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, reportedly for ransom. The Paksoy-1 was sailing from Cameroon to Ivory Coast when the pirates boarded the ship in the Gulf of Guinea. It was not carrying freight and eight sailors managed to escape. Turkey says…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 282 people were arrested in France after unrest following the Algerian football team’s qualification for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, the interior ministry said Monday. Riotous celebrations erupted across the country after Algeria beat Nigeria 2-1 in the semi-final. The arrests were made nationwide on Sunday…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Politician and The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare on Sunday, has reacted to the murder of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. While delivering his Sunday sermon in his church in Lagos, Bakare wondered how Nigeria had found itself in a…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Riyad Mahrez described Algeria reaching the Africa Cup of Nations final as “unbelievable” after setting up a showdown with Senegal thanks to his stunning last-gasp free-kick. Mahrez was the hero in Cairo, where the Manchester City star curled a 95th-minute set-piece past Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Foxes’ bid to beat Gernot Rohr’s men to the 2019 Afcon final has received a massive boost from the Algerian government. Algeria will not be lacking support when they face Nigeria in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. The North Africans are bidding to reach their first final in 29 years,…