LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis has reportedly refused to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Rome over a dispute between the Vatican and China. Mr Pompeo plans to visit the Vatican this week to protest the imminent renewal of a two-year-old deal between the Catholic church and China, which the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has commenced an investigation of Felix Osilama Okpoh, an alleged fraudster on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigations(FBI) for his involvement in a $6m internet fraud. Okpoh, alongside Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, and Nnamdi Orson Benson, had been…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Super Eagles defender, Ajibade Babalade, has died after suffering cardiac arrest. Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, confirmed that the retired 3SC defender died in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday afternoon. Shorunmu was Babalade’s teammate at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. Babalade, 48, died while being rushed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-This is coming after more than 30 years after the former two-time minister studied in the United States. Bloomberg reports that Okonjo-Iweala actually took US citizenship in 2019 as she fought for the position of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). According to Bloomberg, most of the candidates battling for…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices recovered on Tuesday, erasing overnight losses, as investors moved into risk assets and away from the safe-haven U.S. dollar, which tumbled to multi-year lows. Brent crude futures climbed 49 cents or 1.1% to $45.77 a barrel at 0406 GMT while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 37…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It is noted that the remains of one of Nigeria’s greatest reggae music star, Majekodunmi Fasheke popularly known as #MajekFashek was on Friday buried in New York, USA. Apparently, only members of the artiste’s immediate family attended the event. Majek who died months back from cancer related illness had been sick for…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH )NEWSRANGERS)-Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed how the late former American Ambassador in Nigeria, Amb. Walter Carrington, leaked the information of his pending arrest by late head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha (retd.), in 1995 to him. Obasanjo said he was offered political asylum in the United States of America during…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With the political world focused on the Democratic convention Monday night, President Trump looked to steal some of the limelight by saying that he will seek a third term if he wins reelection. During a rally in Wisconsin, the president lied to a cheering crowd, telling them that he deserves eight additional…