LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-CAF has reportedly removed Désiré Noumandiez Doué from his post as Director of Refereeing, following a formal protest by Morocco over officiating in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final. According to several reports, the move is CAF’s first disciplinary response after widespread criticism of refereeing standards – criticism that…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Ilaje Road in the Bariga area of Lagos have staged a protest against the recent decision of the Bariga Local Council Development Area, LCDA, to rename the road after music legend, King Sunny Ade. The protest, which took place on Wednesday, drew community members who described the renaming as…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has asked President Bola Tinubu to include refined petroleum products in the list of items banned under the ‘Nigeria First’ policy of the Federal Government. But this was unanimously rejected by oil marketers and some industry analysts on Sunday. The ’Nigeria First’…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The federal high court in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for violating the rights of #EndSARS protesters during a memorial rally in 2024. Officers of the Lagos state police command arrested at least 20 demonstrators at the site and detained them in a police…
Chaos erupted in the Alaba Rago area of Iba, Lagos State, on Sunday following a violent scuffle between road transport workers, popularly known as agberos, and supporters of a local monarch. The clash, which reportedly began in the early hours of Sunday, led to the death of a yet-to-be-identified passenger who was crushed by a…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reports have emerged that Edoardo De Laurentiis, the vice-president of Napoli and son of the president Aurelio De Laurentiis, has been subjected to death threats linked to the transfer of Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray. According to Turkish journalist Samet Çayir, a series of WhatsApp messages were disclosed, showing communications between a purported…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS-3) student has been arrested in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State for allegedly beating his teacher to death during a dispute over a seized school cap. The incident occurred on Thursday at UBE Secondary School, Oju Centre. The student, identified as 16-year-old Friday Ogamude, was…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has raised the alarm over an emerging coordinated sabotage campaign being waged by a syndicate of known and faceless actors, both outside and within various levels of the organisation. NNPCL in a statement titled, “Coordinated Sabotage Campaign Against NNPC Limited’s Leadership” signed by…