LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won awards at the 2021 Grammys. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album. Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy was also a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Democratic nominee Joe Biden addressed the nation Friday, after his growing lead in the presidential election’s key battleground states appeared to have placed him on the verge of victory. “The numbers tell us a clear and convincing story: We’re going to win this race,” Biden said in remarks delivered from inside the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday afternoon all but declared victory as some key swing states were declared for him, even as President Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits in others. “After a long night of counting it is clear that we’re winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tiger Woods collected his 15th major win, and his fifth Masters, at the 2019 Masters Tournament on Sunday. The 43-year-old hadn’t won a major championship since 2008, when he triumphed at the U.S. Open. Besides donning the coveted green jacket, Woods earned a sizable paycheck: $2.07 million, which is the standard 18…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unemployed New Jersey man won a $273m (£210m) Mega Millions lottery jackpot last week after a stranger found and returned the winning ticket he had left behind on a shop counter. The man, Michael J Weirsky, told reporters on Thursday he lost two tickets immediately after he bought them at a…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC, has highlighted reasons the ruling All Progressives Congress presidential candidate president Muhammadu Buhari may win the next month presidential poll. The institute in a publication on Tuesday said: “Buhari appears to have a slight advantage going into the election.” The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate for the 2019 election. He emerged after a keenly contested primary held at Adokiye Amesiamaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Sunday. The Chairman of the PDP Convention Committee and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, announced…