LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria have replaced injured striker Odion Ighalo with Galatasaray forward Henry Onyekuru for an upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. China-based Ighalo, who plays for Changchun Yatai, is the leading scorer in the Africa Cup qualifiers with six goals. But a hamstring injury that has sidelined him for…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) yesterday said that the current pump price of N145 of Premium Motor Spirit or Petrol was unrealistic. It said that no marketer would want to import fuel and sell at that cost. That was as the Senate gave the Corporation a two-week ultimatum to furnish it…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presiedential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the period Nigeria is in calls for sober reflection and not for dancing “Shaku Shaku.” “Shaku Shaku” is a popular dance step common among entertainers and young Nigerians. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had said he is learning…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said the removal of 41 items from the eligible list for foreign exchange was a major factor that helped the country exit recession which it officially entered into in 2016. Emefiele, speaking at the opening ceremony of a seminar for finance…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it was working hard to come out with a policy that would limit the number of children that a mother could have in Nigeria . It stated that traditional rulers and other leaders across the country were being engaged as regards this , adding that…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhamadu Buhari took Nigerians to the memory lane by describing his former deputy and the former Chief of Staff at Supreme Headquarters from 1983 to 1985, the late Maj. Gen. Tunde Idiagbon (retd.) as a rare example of loyalty to the country and to a superior. In a statement issued by…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)— Many people around the world are familiar with Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian who is often described as Africa’s richest man. But Isabel dos Santos, 45, an Angolan businesswoman, is Africa’s richest woman and the eldest child of Angola’s former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who was in power from 1979 to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi never at any time claimed that he had no house in London. His Special adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, made the clarification on Wednesday while reacting to false stories being spread online by Obi’s detractors that…