LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Monday declined to receive a special delegation from South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, over the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, directing the visiting team to instead meet with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye. Multiple credible Presidency sources with knowledge of…
LAGOS JULY 24THTH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ayala admitted that emotions got the better of him during the heated scenes that followed the final whistle. He claimed that Olmo said something to him which prompted his reaction, but acknowledged that his position as Argentina coach meant he should have maintained his composure. The former Argentina defender also disputed the…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-Peter Obi’s Media Office wishes to clearly reject a statement made by former Minister of Sports Development and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Solomon Dalung. Dalung claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has not visited Plateau State since the end of the 2023 general…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday declined to launch a fresh investigation into the controversial N1.3bn budgetary allocation to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, saying it would await the outcome of the ongoing probe by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ordered by President Bola Tinubu. The decision followed…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential flagbearer in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has said that the grand corruption being revealed daily in this regime supports why the President should resign. Obi, who had earlier called on the President to resign for failing to improve the welfare of the citizens, declared…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026. In a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-When you’re watching 2026 World Cup games and see empty seats, just remember who the real enemy is. It’s not the American, Canadian or Mexican fans who didn’t fill those seats. Because those empty seats aren’t about interest in the world’s most prestigious soccer tournament. There’s plenty of interest. No, the enemy…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, world football’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. A FIFA spokesperson confirmed in a statement that Artan, who was refused entry to the US after arriving at Miami International…
