LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has caused a stir on social media with a controversial video. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the former president was seen in the video that surfaced social media, donning a cap with President Bola Tinubu’s insignia, which surprised many Nigerians. Recall that Obasanjo during the 2023 presidential elections,…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has resolved to hire a foreign technical adviser for the Senior Men’s National Team, Super Eagles, following recent dismal performances under coach Finidi George. The Executive Committee rose from its board meeting on Wednesday and “resolved to employ an expatriate Technical Adviser for the Super Eagles in…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s sports ministry has demanded an explanation for the country’s poor 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign, labelling it “unacceptable” after a 2-1 defeat by Benin left the Super Eagles winless from their opening four games. Following draws with Lesotho, Zimbabwe and South Africa, Monday’s result means Nigeria sit fifth in Group…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives at the plenary on May 22nd introduced and passed through first reading a Bill which seeks to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to create a new state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria known as Orlu State. The…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The US government has filed a civil forfeiture action to recover $5.3 million linked to a business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded a Massachusetts workers union. In January 2023, a spoofed email led the union to transfer $6.4 million to a fraudulent account. The funds were then routed through various international…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has disowned the two leaked policies in circulation insinuating that the Federal Government may have returned to the payment of fuel subsidy and be considering fiscal measures to battle food inflation in the country. In a release signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Oru, Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Chukwunenye has raised the alarm that “Nigeria is gradually sliding into a total collapse and the government appears to have lost every idea on how to stop the slide.” The alarm was part of the 77-page presidential address he delivered, weekend, during…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has explained that multinational companies exiting Nigeria did not have a liquid foreign exchange market. According to him, the government is working on the economic and investment climate to attract more multinationals into Nigeria. The Minister stated this while fielding…