LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Raphael Dwamena, who played for the Ghana international football team, has died at the age of 28 after collapsing during a match, the Ghana Football Association announced. “Our thoughts are with the family of Raphael Dwamena at this difficult time,” the association said in a statement. “Raphael represented Ghana wholeheartedly and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A police constable attached to the Lagos State Police Command, Wale Akinlotan, has slumped and died while on duty at Ilupeju police division. DAILY POST learnt that the policeman enrolled into the Nigeria Police Force in 2018 and has once served at the Lagos Police Public Relations Office, as one of its…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Monday, the foreign exchange (FX) market resumed trading after the weekend, with naira hitting an all-time low of N1,210 on the parallel market or black market. This represents 3.41 percent weaker than N1,170 closed on Friday on the same market. Last week, the Naira weakened by 11.43 percent week-on-week to a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The naira slid to the brink of 1,000 per dollar in a fresh low in the official market thanks to a combination of central bank tolerance for a weakening currency and insatiable demand for the greenback. The currency was pushed to its latest record a week after the central bank ended curbs…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bride, identified as Rebecca Oyedotun, slumped and died on her wedding day in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The tragic incident happened on the eve of the deceased bride’s wedding while having her bridal shower with her friends. According to the father of the dead bride, Evangelist Oyedotun of C&S Reformed Church, Isale-High…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior officer in the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General I. M. Ahmadu has died while running during the Second Annual Physical Training Test for 2023. SaharaReporters learnt that Ahmadu was an Artillery Officer serving in the Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes. The General fell while running and was confirmed…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian currency, the naira exchanged at the black foreign market for as low as N900 to a dollar on Monday, August 7, 2023. According to street traders who spoke to Legit.ng, Nigerians looking to buy dollars should be ready to pay as high as N902 as of 3 pm on Monday…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Colombia’s Women’s World Cup superstar Linda Caicedo sent teammates into a panic on Thursday when she collapsed during a training session in Sydney. The 18-year-old Caicedo, who scored Colombia’s second goal in their 2-0 victory over the Republic of Korea on Tuesday, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020 when she was…
