LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Governor of Anambra State and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has declined the proposal to have a magnificent hall at Shanahan College of Nursing Sciences, Nsukka named after him. Speaking after Obi presented a cheque of N20 million to support the institution’s ongoing infrastructural development, the…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has rejected the Nigerian police bail conditions and opted to remain in cusstody. He said he was asked to submit his passport and present a Grade Level 17 officer, the equivalent of a permanent secretary, as surety. Sowore…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford reportedly turned down an approach from Turkish giants Galatasaray this week. Rashford has fallen out of favour under Ruben Amorim, who recently left him out of four consecutive matchday squads for “training and selection reasons.” Although Rashford was reinstated for the 2-0 loss to Newcastle last week,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zone 16 Police Command on Saturday paraded three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities. A statement by the zone spokesman in Yenagoa, SP Gunn Emonena, said the Zonal Financial and Cyber Crime unit, based on credible intelligence, stormed Rumukparali Community in Obio/Akpo Local Government of Rivers to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Kamala Harris agreed Saturday to another debate with former President Donald Trump — but Trump declined. Harris accepted an invitation from CNN to a debate on Oct. 23 and wrote in a post on X: “I hope @realDonaldTrump will join me.” Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana’s Black Stars are likely to host their remaining 2025 Africa Cup of Nations home qualifiers in Nigeria, according to multiple reports in the West African country. This followed the Confederation of African Football’s rejection of their home venue, the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. CAF’s inspection team had deemed the stadium…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Real Madrid’s Brazilian star Vinícius Júnior has rejected the chance to leave the club and move to Saudi Arabia on a contract which would have been worth almost €1 billion over five years, according to Spanish reports. The striker, who has constantly been the butt of racism in Spain, nevertheless turned down…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Organised Labour, including the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, has rejected the proposal of the Southern Governors’ Forum to decentralise minimum wage negotiations to state governments. The NLC condemned the proposal as “unfriendly and anti-worker”, noting that allowing states to determine their minimum wages would be detrimental to workers’…