LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, notified the National Assembly of his resolve to withhold assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 in line with the provisions of Section 58(1) & (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The president in a letter to the leadership of the National Assembly, exclusively obtained by…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and Russia have signed a military cooperation deal providing a legal framework for the supply of equipment and the training of troops, the Nigerian embassy in Moscow said on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had expressed interest in such a pact with Russia as far back as 2019, when he met with…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A petition, calling for the ban of the consumption of dog meat in Nigeria have garnered thousands of signatures online. Titled “Stop Nigeria’s Barbaric Dog Meat Industry,” the petition seeks a ban and shutdown of the dog meat trade industry in Nigeria. As at the time of this report, the petition which was…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed have formally committed their organisations to work more closely together. The two leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in Marlborough House, London. The document outlines how the two organisations will work together on pressing global issues…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Everton have signed forward, Alex Iwobi, from Arsenal on a five-year deal worth up to £34m. Iwobi came through the ranks at the Gunners, playing 149 times and scoring 15 goals. The Nigeria forward is Marco Silva’s seventh summer signing. Iwobi joins fellow new arrivals goalkeeper Jonas Lossl, defender Djibril Sidibe, midfielders…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Torino have completed the capture of Nigeria defender Ola Aina, the club president Urbano Cairo has revealed. The Italian club signed Aina outright from Chelsea for €10m despite Chelsea’s apparent counter-option. The details of Aina’s deal was however not revealed by Cairo. Aina spent last season on loan at Torino from Chelsea…
