LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Mourinho is set to be confirmed as Real Madrid’s new head coach after Florentino Perez was re-elected as the club’s president until 2030. Mourinho, 63, signed a three-year deal last month to become head coach of Real, but his contract would only be valid if Perez retained his role. The 79-year-old,…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is planning to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions rise in the country, long a destination for documented and undocumented African workers. The move by Abuja comes after Ghana recently repatriated hundreds of its citizens from South Africa in response to a wave of…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Severe chaos has erupted at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State, following a violent, mass uprising by students. The unrest was reportedly triggered by the brutal murder of a 100-level Cybersecurity student who was allegedly tortured and beaten to death by operatives of the campus ‘Man O’ War’ paramilitary…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Atlético Madrid are reportedly ready to listen to summer transfer offers for Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman, just six months after acquiring him from Serie A side Atalanta. According to Spanish sports outlet Fichajes, manager Diego Simeone has authorized the club to look for a transfer partner, citing Lookman’s difficulties in adapting to…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Frontline Presidential Aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has said the time to rescue Nigeria has come, and all hands must be on deck to achieve this in 2027. Addressing delegates at the first National Convention of his party, the NDC, in Abuja on Saturday, the former…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian goal-machine Victor Osimhen could be on his way back to the Italian Serie A, according to latest reports. Juventus have reportedly stepped up plans to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the summer transfer window. Osimhen, who is currently the star player for Turkish giants Galatasaray, has been a leading…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) is set to file a second petition to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following their 2-0 defeat to Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the AFCON 2025 quarterfinals at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Saturday, January 10. The loss not only saw the Desert Foxes exit the…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The defection of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress has begun to boost the party’s political strength in the South, with no fewer than eight federal lawmakers reportedly set to officially join the ADC, barring any last-minute change of plans. Obi, a former governor of…