LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia is hoping to lure a swathe of world-famous footballers including Luka Modric and Hugo Lloris, a source close to the negotiations has told AFP, after snagging Cristiano Ronaldo and launching bids for Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema. “More than 10” seasoned players including N’Golo Kante and Roberto Firmino have been…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-British rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have agreed an Aug. 14 date for their world heavyweight unification title fight in Saudi Arabia, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Thursday. Hearn, who is Joshua’s promoter, did not provide details of the location but said local organisers planned to build a new stadium. He…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in the King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr President is in Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII). Under the theme, ‘‘What’s Next for Global Business?’’, the event, which holds from October 29-31, will focus on three key pillars: Sustainable Future, Technology…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Large numbers of the 37 people executed by Saudi Arabia on Tuesday claimed before their deaths that they were forced to confess to crimes they had never committed during interrogations, a report claims from CNN claims. Saudi Arabia’s Press Agency announced it was executing the men for terror charges including “adopting extremist…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia admitted for the first time on Friday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the regime’s consulate in Turkey, claiming he got into a “fist fight” that cost him his life. The assessment by the Saudi attorney general was broadcast on state television. The broadcast also reported that five top…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano today June 12, 2018 refused an application by a former governor of Kano State Malam Ibrahim Shekarau for the release of his international passport to enable him travel to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj. Shekarau approached the court with a…