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Clash Of The Titans As Nigeria, Ivory Coast Battle For Supremacy In Afcon 2023 Grand Finale

LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Venue: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Date: Sunday, 11 February Kick-off: 20:00 GMT Coverage: Watch live on BBC Three, iPlayer and BBC Sport website, listen to radio commentary on BBC World Service in Africa and follow text commentary online After a record number of goals, unrelenting shocks and an apparent capacity for unceasing […]

Feb 11 2024 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Argentina, Nigeria Friendly Match Canceled As Backlash Over Messi’s No-Show Grows

LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Last week during an Inter Miami CF friendly match in Hong Kong, Lionel Messi did not take the pitch, which resulted in a backlash from furious fans. Now, the Chinese sporting authorities have canceled a friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria, which was scheduled to be played next month. During the international […]

Feb 11 2024 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Peter Obi Hails Super Eagles Victory Against South Africa

Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023 Presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has congratulated Nigeria Super Eagles over their victory against Bafana Bafana of South Africa to qualify for the final of the AFCON 2023 tornament. In his X Page Peter Obi said, “Today was yet another victorious outing for Nigeria as our National Team, the […]

Feb 8 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

Youth Corper Slumps, Dies while Watching Nigeria, South Africa Match

LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, slumped and died during the penalty shootout stage of the match between Nigeria and South Africa, Wednesday evening. DAILY POST gathered that the youth, identified simply as Samuel from Kaduna State, who was serving in Adamawa, died just before the last kick that […]

Feb 8 2024 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Haller Fires Ivory Coast Into AFCON 2023 Final Against Nigeria

LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sébastien Haller fired host nation Ivory Coast into an Africa Cup of Nations final against old foe Nigeria with a 1-0 win over Congo on Wednesday. Haller scored when his volley from Max Gradel’s cross bounced before going in under the crossbar in the 65th minute, setting off wild celebrations in the 60,000-capacity […]

Feb 8 2024 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Rep Member Weeps In Nigeria Parliament While Discussing Insecurity

LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian lawmaker burst into tears on Tuesday on the floor of the parliament while discussing the insecurity in his state. Although the security situation across the country appears to have worsened with almost daily reports of killings and kidnappings, the lawmaker focussed on the latest incident in his state. At the […]

Jan 31 2024 | Posted in National | Read More »

How Swedish Scrapped Cars Are Illegally Sold In Nigeria-Investigation

LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)An extensive investigation conducted by Swedish Radio News has uncovered a scheme in which scrapped cars from Sweden are being illegally exported and sold in Nigeria. The investigation identified 50 different Swedish cars, now on sale in Nigeria, with falsified information regarding their mileage and age. According to the report, “A car […]

Jan 31 2024 | Posted in Business,International,National | Read More »

NNPC Ltd Woos South Korean Consortium On Development Of Gas Projects In Nigeria

LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has held talks with a South Korean consortium led by Daewoo E & C on the development of gas projects in Nigeria. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari, led the company’s team to the discussions which held in Seoul, […]

Jan 31 2024 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

Nigeria Knocks Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Juntas Move To Quit ECOWAS

LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria on Monday said the “unelected” military authorities in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso were letting their people down with their joint decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Nigeria, which is the current chair of the political and economic bloc, was commenting for the first time on […]

Jan 30 2024 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Nigeria Brings Forex Trading Back Into Public View To Defeat Street Market

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is bringing foreign-exchange trading back into public view, the latest step in its bid to narrow the gap between the official and unofficial rate of its naira currency. The country’s financial crimes watchdog has given the Association of Bureaux de Change Operators of Nigeria the go-ahead to publicly post the buying […]

Jan 25 2024 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »