LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Arise TV anchor, Reuben Abati, has faulted President Bola Tinubu for blaming the opposition over hunger and poverty in Nigeria. Speaking during Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, Abati said Tinubu met the price of fuel at N195 per litre but now sells for N1400 per litre. Recall that President Tinubu had…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Bola Tinubu of making every Nigerian poor by 300 per cent through the devaluation of the naira, saying the policy has turned Nigeria into “the poverty capital of the world.” Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday at the Financial Times Africa Summit 2026 in London, United…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a 30-day suspension and fined 255 euros (£215) by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) after leaving his country’s international camp last month. The 41-year-old captain walked out of Portugal’s Nations League squad in September after being an unused substitute against Norway and then finding out he would…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has defended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) and Cardinal John Onaiyekan, accusing the Presidency of responding to legitimate criticism with attacks instead of addressing the country’s challenges. In a statement posted on his official social…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria made the list as US President Donald Trump launched a fresh wave of tariffs on 60 trading partners of the United States. The tariffs range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent. Goods from the affected trading partners make up 99.4 percent of US imports. The administration claims that the affected countries…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Argentina’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign turned out to be one of the most controversial in the nation’s history. Lionel Messi‘s side reached the final but suffered a 1-0 extra-time defeat to Spain, falling short of becoming just the third nation to win back-to-back World Cups. Several aspects of Argentina’s run…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers towards its own services and apps to the detriment of competitors. It was…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was little that went France’s way in Spain’s convincing World Cup semifinal win over Les Bleus at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday. But despite being completely outclassed in a 2-0 defeat, France coach Didier Deschamps was furious about the referee. Speaking to reporters after the match, Deschamps — who officially retired as France coach…
