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…
By Young Erhiurhoro LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGRS)-I am presenting this article as my second article for the Children’s Day celebration in Nigeria which usually comes up every May 27th. As facts and figures have it for now, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa by land mass and human population. By this same measurement, Nigeria…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, KweséESPN run the rule over the Super Eagles’ likely World Cup squad. Goalkeepers: For a third game in a row, Francis Uzoho started in goal, earning his fourth Nigeria cap. The Deportivo La Coruna shot stopper looked assured, which was…
China LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-China has funneled billions of dollars into aid, loans and business deals on the African continent in recent years. But as ties continue to strengthen, a former Nigerian finance minister has warned that Beijing-style economic governance will not work for Africa. “China has been very helpful,” particularly with building much-needed infrastructure…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fans, who are keen on watching the friendly match between Nigeria and England, will have to pay £70 (about N34,000). Ticket sales for the high-profile game, which will be played on June 2 at Wembley Stadium, have begun. There are concessions of £10 off ticket price for students, under 16s and senior…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has topped the list of countries with the most trafficked women to Switzerland, a position it shares with Hungary, a new reports has shown, reports SwissInfo. Last year, the proportion of human trafficking victims who are also asylum seekers tripled in the Zurich region, according to annual figures released on Tuesday….
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and South Africa have remained unmoved in the May edition of the FIFA World Rankings, although Ghana are one of several nations to have climbed after a relatively quiet month of international football. There are no movers inside the world’s top 47 places, and therefore Africa’s top six remain as they…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has called for an urgent review of the Early Warning Signal (EWS) put in place by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria and South Africa early last year. She also said Nigeria must speed up the process…