LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Arsenal’s record-breaking 7-1 demolition of PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League Round of 16 generated headlines across Spain, with the country’s leading sports publications acknowledging the ruthlessness of Mikel Arteta’s side. With Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid awaiting the Gunners in the quarter-finals, the Spanish press was unanimous in its assessment: Arsenal…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell companies in Nigeria and staff won awards in recognition of their robust participation at the 42nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the National Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) which ended in Lagos last night. This was as the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) Ronald Adams…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala won the biggest individual awards at the CAF Awards 2023 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday night, 11 December 2023. Osimhen, the Nigerian striker who made headlines in Italy and also for his contribution in the Super Eagles jersey, won the CAF African Player…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 on Sunday to win its first Under-20 World Cup title. The Celeste’s victory ends a streak of four consecutive wins of European teams in the tournament. Luciano Rodríguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute in a header from close range, giving Uruguay a much deserved victory…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has said that it is not mandatory for a presidential candidate to win the Federal Capital Territory to be declared the winner of the election. Currently, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party are leading the race…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, played down rumour that he is incapable of securing votes in South-West. Obi, who declared himself the most qualified person to rule Nigeria at the first and second convocation ceremonies of the Dominican University, Ibadan, said he would be voted for…
LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid’s France forward Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for a second time. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real’s run to the Champions League title last season,…