LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The naira fell further against the dollar at the parallel market on Wednesday after staying steady at 515/$ in recent days. The local currency fell to 517 against the US currency at the parallel market on Wednesday. At the Investors and Exporters’ window, the naira weakened by 0.06 per cent to close…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bordeaux striker Samuel Kalu collapsed on the pitch in a French Ligue 1 game at Marseille on Sunday where temperatures hit a sweltering 30 degrees. The 23-year-old Nigerian international fainted and slumped to the Stade Velodrome surface in the early stages of the match. Worried teammates gathered around the stricken Kalu and…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former African champions, Nigeria’s Super Eagles, have dropped two places to the 34th position in the current FIFA ranking. The Gernot Rohr lads polled 1480 points to sit 34th in the world and fifth in Africa in the ranking released on Thursday. On the continent, Nigeria is behind Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Police Command and the Nigeria sports sector were thrown into mourning, following the sudden passing of the state deputy Police spokesman, Christian Udogu. According to a close source in the command, Udogu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was with his family on Wednesday evening watching a programme on television…