LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian Railway Corporation has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the state…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior was banned for two La Liga matches on Tuesday after his red card last week against Valencia. The Brazilian winger shoved goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski in the back of the neck after he had been pushed by the Los Che stopper. Spanish champions Real Madrid came from behind…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eighteen (18) local government chairmen and their deputies who were suspended by the Edo State House of Assembly have vowed to carry out their duties unhindered until the expiration of their tenure in September 2026. The LGA chairmen and their vice chairmen were suspended by the Assembly for alleged gross misconduct. Chairman…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Taylor will not referee a Premier League game this weekend after receiving abuse on social media following Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth. Taylor showed a Premier League record 14 yellow cards to players at Vitality Stadium. The Premier League has launched an investigation following online abuse directed at the official in…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore was removed from the Paris Olympics women’s tournament after testing positive for a banned doping substance, the International Testing Agency said Saturday. The 22-year-old African Games lightweight champion tested positive for the diuretic furosemide in a sample taken Thursday, the ITA said. Furosemide is a masking agent that…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has indefinitely suspended the operations of all Boeing 737 aircraft of domestic carrier, Max Air, over unsafe occurrences. This was contained in a letter dated July 12, 2023, and marked NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/363. The suspension is with immediate effect. The letter which was titled, ‘suspension of parts A3…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Sasha Banks and Naomi are paying the price for walking out on “Monday Night Raw” earlier this week. WWE announced on “Friday Night SmackDown” that their women’s tag team champions have been “suspended indefinitely” and stripped of their titles after refusing to wrestle in the main event six-pack challenge match and that…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has suspended its Lagos chapter’s Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called Mc Oluomo, indefinitely over alleged misconduct, insubordination, and inciting members of the state chapter against the apex body. The development followed earlier query sent to the NURTW boss in Lagos over alleged misconduct in…