LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers State House of Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, on Wednesday, shut official quarters of the assembly against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Mr Fubara was at the complex along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, in company with the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo, and the Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, but…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said he has no interest in any coalition with the aim of grabbing power without talking about the well-being of Nigerians. Obi declared that Nigeria is not working, saying the country breeds poverty everyday and people are suffering….
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police on Thursday, the latest group of migrants and homeless people to be driven out of the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The group of largely African…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, September 5, chased staff of the Federal Ministry of finance out of the office complex in compliance with the two-day warning strike. The NLC officials came in a white Hiace bus at about 1:50 pm stormed the building, and went from office to office…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Titanic tourist submersible that vanished on a trip to the 111-year-old shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is believed to have run out of oxygen — but authorities pushed ahead with the search operation Thursday morning. OceanGate Expeditions, which operates the Titan sub and whose CEO, Stockton Rush, is…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU said the Student Loan Bill, which President Bola Tinubu signed into law has the potential of sending many students out of school. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke stated this while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday. Recall that, on Monday, the President signed the bill, describing…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Italy, Nigeria, Colombia and a 10-man Brazil lineup advanced to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday. Host Argentina lost 2-0 to Nigeria in front of almost 30,000 fans in San Juan, ending an unlikely campaign for the home team. Italy eliminated England with a 2-1 victory thanks to a…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after drawing Ghana 1-1 on Tuesday. Ghana qualified on an away goal advantage. Nigeria hosted arch-rivals Ghana in the second-leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff on Tuesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The Black…