LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-74-year-old Emir of Gobir in Gawata town of Sokoto state, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Bawa was abducted by bandits on Sabon Birni road last month alongside his biological son on his way to his native town of Sabon Birni, near the border with Niger, after attending a meeting in Sokoto. His abductors demanded […]
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite ongoing protests over the rising cost of living, the Nigerian government has ruled out reinstating fuel subsidy. Minister of Finance Wale Edun made the clarification during a recent interview on AIT. Edun said that fuel subsidy is not included in the 2024 national budget and cited economic progress as a reason […]
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The campaign team of Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, has explained why his principal met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, erstwhile Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in Abuja. Online platforms and social media were awash with viral photographs of Obi’s closed-door meeting […]
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Monthslong tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over when the nations announced their immediate withdrawal from the bloc and accused it of a lack of support and “inhumane” coup-related sanctions. In their joint statement on Sunday, the juntas of Niger, Mali and […]
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On October 7, Hamas launched a massive military operation into Israeli territory. The shooting of thousands of rockets into Israel was followed by an attack by land, air and sea, with fighters penetrating deep into territory under Israeli control. They attacked military installations and temporarily took over various settlements. The death toll […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-On Aug. 29 military officers took over power in Gabon hours after the electoral commission declared Ali Bongo Ondimba, 64, re-elected as president for a third term with 64% of the vote. But the fairness of the polls had been under scrutiny by the opposition coalition that alleged malpractice and international groups […]
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-If you’ve watched Lionel Messi play soccer, two things stand out: his goal-scoring prowess and that he spends most of the game walking. Former MLS and U.S. men’s national team player, Alexi Lalas pointed out the latter when Inter Miami CF coach Tata Martino mentioned Messi possibly needing rest. “Load management? Messi […]
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the Under-20 football World Cup, FIFA has said in a statement after protests against Israel’s participation led to the cancellation of the tournament’s main draw. Global football’s governing body announced its decision on Wednesday, following a meeting with the Indonesian football federation’s (PSSI) […]
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 1980s Brazil international Walter Casagrande, a fearsome striker of the era and now a columnist with views just as robust, was unequivocal about the way in which Pele had been treated in death by his successors in the famous yellow shirt. “The vast majority resent the King,” Casagrande wrote in his […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Pary, LP, Peter Obi said he attends church events because Nigeria needs prayers. Obi stated this in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on Tuesday when he visited the former prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria and a former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria […]
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