LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen for a random drug test after his all action display for Nigeria in their 2-0 win over Cameroon in the round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, OwmGoalNigeria.com reports. Osimhen was the driving force in the […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday. The fixture was confirmed after the Cameroonians rounded off the group stage with a pulsating 3-2 victory over the Gambia on Tuesday night. By the win, they […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Following Senegal’s 3-1 victory over Cameroon to advance to the round of 16 in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Aliou Cisse, the current coach and manager of the national team, was admitted to the hospital. The Senegal Football Federation announced on Saturday that Aliou Cisse received medical treatment for a benign […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) identifies 10 African countries with manageable debt, shedding light on their economic stability. Nigeria stands out despite domestic concerns. Tanzania (41.8% Debt-to-GDP Ratio) Tanzania takes the lead among Africa’s least indebted nations with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 41.8%. The East African nation’s relatively low ratio indicates a […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two members of a kidnap gang were shot dead while others were said to have escaped with bullet wounds when men of the Adamawa State Police Command alongside hunters raided their hideout at a mountain in the state, the command announced on its X handle on Monday. During the raid on the […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three countries in Central Africa’s Congo Basin are being closely watched for the possibility of a future political upheaval or coups after the fall of the Bongo dynasty in neighboring Gabon. Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, and Equatorial Guinea are seen by analysts and long-time Africa watchers as having similar conditions of decades-long rulers, […]
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unidentified gunmen have carried out a deadly attack, resulting in the loss of nine lives, including that of a recently married couple in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon. The victims, identified as Simplice Lontsi Tsomene, 37, and his wife Hélène Raisa Tanga, 25, were known as loving parents to three children […]
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A man identified as Simon Ngonja has died a few days after he was attacked by his dog in Yaoundé, Cameroon. According to reports, the deceased, said to be a senior staff at the Prime Minister’s office, was attacked by the German Shepherd dog when he returned from a trip on […]
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s federal government has released the sum of N15 billion for the repatriation of Internally Displaced Nigerians from the three neighbouring countries. The internally displaced persons (IDPs) were those who flee to the neighbouring countries of Chad, Cameroon ans Niger at the height of Biko Haram and other terrorists activities in the […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to pull out of a regional qualifying tournament for the 2023 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations after 25 out of 40 players failed mandatory age testing. It is the latest age fraud scandal to hit the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC) qualifiers after […]
Jan 10 2023 | Posted in
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