LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has said. Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the visit was at the invitation of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. He said the…
ARGENTINA FIFA world ranking: 5 Last World Cup: 2014 Best World Cup finish: Champions, 1978, 1986 How qualified: Finished third in South American qualifying tournament. Key players: F Lionel Messi, MF Angel Di Maria, F Sergio Aguero It’s a fact: Argentina has been held scoreless for 217 consecutive minutes in its last three World Cup…
LAGOS JUNE 8H (NEWSRANGERS)-The mother of one of the missing Chibok girls sent a heartfelt plea Friday on her daughter’s 20th birthday: “Please wish her a happy birthday and remember her in your prayers.” Esther Yakubu told CNN she wants the world to remember that her daughter Dorcas was one of the 276 schoolgirls that…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Francis Uzoho will continue in goal and Wilfred Ndidi will make a return for the Super Eagles in Wednesday’s international friendly against the Czech Republic in Vienna, Austria. Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is expected to make several changes to his lineup after a shambolic first half display in Saturday night’s 2-1 loss…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Coordinator, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Dr. Adebola Lawanson, yesterday disclosed in Abuja that 420 Nigerians die everyday due to tuberculosis. She said N14.4 billion is needed to control the spread of the disease, even as 154, 000 deaths are also recorded every year. The coordinator advocated stiffer tariff on…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the African country of Nigeria, oil wells may be flowing again, but the country’s largest operator says attacks continue to put a brake on output. “Security in parts of the Niger delta remains a major concern with persisting incidents of criminality, kidnapping and vandalism as well as onshore and offshore piracy,”…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s the World Cup’s most anticipated football kit. The queues snaked down London’s Regent’s Street on Friday as Nigeria fans waited to get their hands on the jersey. Some of the fans queued outside Nike’s flagship store for several hours in the morning to get into the store. Since Nike unveiled its…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria return to Wembley for the first time in nearly 24 years to face England in a high-profile friendly as the 2018 World Cup preparations nears an end for both sides. Back in 1994, we were coming off a World Cup in the United States where the debutant Super Eagles had caught…