LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Egypt kept up their perfect start in qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup but Nigeria dropped points once again. A goal in either half from former Aston Villa midfielder Trezeguet gave Egypt a 2-0 win over nine-man Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, Nigeria drew 1-1 away against Zimbabwe after Leicester City forward Kelechi […]
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LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C alongside South Africa, Benin Republic, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The draws ceremony was held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote’d’Ivoire. The West African side missed out on the last year’s World Cup in Qatar having lost to […]
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A son of Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Mugabe, has been arrested over allegations he damaged property at a Harare party. Robert Mugabe junior, thought to be 31, faces three counts of malicious damage to property and two charges of assault on a police officer, his lawyer says. Car windscreens were allegedly smashed […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. Other countries to benefit include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. A publication early December on the UK Government’s […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The British Embassy in Harare on Thursday said a letter purportedly sent by Buckingham Palace denying President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe access to attend the Queen’s funeral is fake. The embassy made this known through its Twitter handle saying, “President Mnangagwa has been invited to attend the funeral of Her Majesty Queen […]
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Battling rampant inflation, Zimbabweans are counting their toes as they struggle to buy food for their families. An internet rumor blazed through the country that desperate people were selling their toes for cash. The false report became so widespread that the country’s Deputy Minister of Information Kindness Paradza visited street vendors in […]
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death has been confirmed of the last major Rwandan fugitive indicted by a war crimes court for his role in the 1994 genocide. Protais Mpiranya was head of the presidential guard and was accused of ordering the murder of the then-Prime Minister, Agathe Uwilingiyimana. His officers also murdered the 10 Belgian […]
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The FIFA Congress on Thursday, during its 72nd congress, 2022, meeting confirmed the suspension of two African countries, Kenya and Zimbabwe, from all football activities. The Council took the decision in February citing government interference. DAILY POST reports that the 72nd FIFA Congress, 2022, meeting was held in Doha, Qatar. During the […]
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LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has restricted entry of travelers from South Africa and seven other countries as part of measures to contain the new Omicron. However, the new restriction does not ban United States citizens and lawful U.S residents. The order effective Monday, November 29, 2021, banned travelers from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, […]
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zimbabwe’s foreign minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died after contracting COVID-19, presidential spokesman George Charamba said on Wednesday. Moyo, a former army general who announced the military coup that led to the removal of the late long-serving leader Robert Mugabe in November 2017. Moyo died at a local hospital early on Wednesday, Charamba […]