Trending News: SIMON EKPA DON LAND FOR TROUBLE, ARRESTED IN FINLAND – BBC PIGINYOU STABBED US AT THE BACK, YOU HUMILIATED US – APC CHIEFTAIN FUMES OVER DANIEL BWALA’S APPOINTMENT BY TINUBUYOU’RE UNSTABLE, FOCUS ON WHEREABOUTS OF YOUR IMPORTED WIFE – ATIKU KNOCKS OSHIOMHOLENORTH WILL BE BEST SERVED BY NORTHERNERS – ACFSTATE GOVERNORS MEET OVER EXCESS CRUDE ACCOUNTCOURT REFUSES INJUNCTION TO STOP NUJ ELECTIONCOURT ORDERS ENUGU GOVT TO PAY MAN N55M OVER ILLEGAL DEMOLITION OF SHOPSVAT GENERATED IN STATES ACROSS NIGERIA (AUGUST 2024)SENATE SACKS CCT CHAIRMAN, DANLADI UMARTINUBU SACKS UNIZIK GOVERNING COUNCIL, REMOVES VCOUR NEW GENERATION OF CHILDRENEX-PRESIDENTIAL AIDE BERATES FG OVER CONTINUOUS KILLINGS IN SOUTH EASTUMAR DAMANGUN, PDP ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, PLANS TO REMAIN IN OFFICE TILL NEXT YEAREIGHT NIGERIAN BANKS WITH HIGHEST CUSTOMER DEPOSITS IN 2024OTTI EXONERATES IPOB FROM GUNMEN ATTACKS, ACCUSES OPPOSITION POLITICIANSREPS WILL PASS TAX REFORM BILLS WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS – DEPUTY SPOKESMANNORTHERN, SOUTHERN LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO SQUARE EACH OTHER AGAINST TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLSNIGERIA’S DEBT TO IDA HITS $17B – REPORTCONTROVERSY TRAILS TINUBU’S MEDIA TEAMHOW BRITAIN MASSACRED ORIGINAL IGBO NAMES AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCEONE-BED FLAT IN TINUBU’S RENEWED HOPE ESTATE NOW N22MWIKE RIGHT BUILDING HOUSES FOR JUDGES, SENIOR LAWYER, CARPETS FALANABROOM USED ON AJURI NGELARE IS BEING USED ON DANIEL BWALA – ATIKU’S AIDERETHINK REFORM STRATEGIES, IMF ADVISES TINUBU GOVTPRESIDENCY DOWNGRADES DANIEL BWALA AS ROLE AFTER HE DECLARED HIMSELF TINUBU’S SPOKESMANPETROL PRICE CUT MAY FORCE NIGERIA’S INFLATIONARY PRESSURES DOWN – ECONOMISTNORTHERN REPS RAISE FRESH CONCERNS OVER TAX REFORM BILLSTAX REFORM BILLS: GOVS THREATENING TO DENY US RETURN TICKETS – REPS DEPUTY SPOKESMANNIGERIAN FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR DOCTOR WHO DIED IN JORDAN, CRIES TO WHOINSIDE STORY OF ALLEGED JUDICIAL CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA, BY JUSTICE DATTIJO MOHAMMEDNERC WARNS AGAINST MAKING CUSTOMERS FUND REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY METERSOBASANJO NOT AN IDEAL LEADER TO EMULATE – BAYO ONANUGAWE’VE NOT TAKEN ANY POSITION ON TAX REFORM BILL – ABBASPETER OBI COMMENDS CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA ON MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTOBASANJO, IMF SLAM TINUBU GOVT, PRESIDENCY KEEP MUMGOD IS WATCHING YOU – CARDINAL ONAIYEKAN TELLS TINUBU TO SHUN NEPOTISMLAGOS WANTS TO COLONIZE NORTH WITH TAX REFORM BILL – KWANKWASOFIVE FEARED KILLED AS SIT-AT-HOME ENFORCERS ATTACK ANAMBRA COMMUNITIESPETROL PRICE DROPS: DANGOTE, IPMAN SIGN 60M LITRES FUEL WEEKLY DEALBART NNAJI SETS UP ROBOTICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE IN NIGERIANIGERIANS BACK NJC ON SANCTIONING OF ERRING JUDGES, DEMAND MORENNPC CONTINUES IMPORTING PETROL, DIESEL AMID DANGOTE REFINERY SURPLUSESSACK MAHMOOD YAKUBU, OTHER OFFICIALS OF INEC AT FEDERAL, STATES – OBASANJOONDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: WE TARGET ALL SOUTH WEST STATES – GANDUJE, APC NATIONAL CHAIRMANSOME INDIVIDUALS SABOTAGING FG’S WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY – CDSMISS UNIVERSE FIRST RUNNER UP, CHIDINMA ADETSHINA, THANKS NIGERIANS: AT MY LOWEST, YOU PICKED ME UPENUGU FIRM FINGERED AS WORLD BANK DETECTS $32M WATER PROJECT FRAUDPDP BLASTS EBONYI GOVERNOR FOR SPENDING BILLIONS OF NAIRA WELCOMING TINUBU’S WIFE, ON FRIVOLOUS PROJECTSCHIDINMA ADETSHINA FIRST RUNNER UP AT MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTRIVERS STATE CRISIS NOW IN AUTO-PILOTCRISIS IN OLUMBA OLUMBA AS MEMBERS DESTROY SUCCESSOR’S PORTRAITHELP!: LAGOS COURT SENTENCED ME TO DEATH FOR CRIME I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT – EBONYI INDIGENENIGERIA’S ECONOMIC FAILING CONFIRMED UNDER EMILOKAN – OBASANJOBOTTLED UP EMOTIONS: NIGERIAN MEN BATTLE ‘DEPRESSION’ AMID ECONOMIC HARDSHIPNJC DISMISSES $1M, BULLET-PROOF CAR, LAND GIFT ALLEGATION AGAINST JUDGE IN RIVERS CASEWHY NORTHERN GOVERNORS OPPOSE TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLNO AGREEMENT TO GIVE ATIKU 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PDPAPPEAL COURT SACKS TINUBU’S MAN, MC OLUOMO AS NURTW NATIONAL PRESIDENTUNIZIK VC SPEAKS ON CONTROVERSIAL ACADEMIC RECORDSWHY IGBO APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IS FAILING, VICTIMS NARRATE EXPRIENCESWHY FG DIDN’T IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON LG COUNCILS – AGFNJC SENDS TWO JUDGES PACKING OVER AGE FALSIFICATIONPOLICE ALLEGED KILLERS OF ENUGU MARKET LEADERSUPREME COURT DISMISSES SUIT BY 19 STATES CHALLENGING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EFCC, ICPC, NFIUBREAKING: NJC SUSPENDS RIVERS, ANAMBRA HIGH COURT JUDGES, TAKES DECISION ON OTHERSAPPEAL COURT PANEL RESERVES JUDGEMENT ON RIVERS POLITICAL CRISISYOU’RE POOR STUDENT OF HISTORY, A CLOWN – ATIKU TELLS MAKINDEFBI, CIA, DEA BIGGEST BLOW TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA, BY RAPHAEL ADEBOYECONCERN OVER CASH SQUEEZE IN STATES DESPITE INCREASED CBN SUPPLYDRAMA AS TWO LAWYERS CLASH IN COURT OVER PDP REPRESENTATION IN RIVERS ASSEMBLY CRISISEBONYI AIRPORT AS WHITE ELEPHANT PROJECTREACTIONS TRAIL TINUBU’S APPOINTMENT OF DANIEL BWALA AS SAFINALLY, DANIEL BWALA LANDS BIG JOB IN TINUBU’S GOVTASUU ACCUSES IMF, WORLD BANK OF WORKING TO DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMEDO GOV, OKPEBHOLO, FREEZES ALL STATE-OWNED BANK ACCOUNTSWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CNG IN YOUR HYBRID OR FUEL CNG VEHICLES – OTEGA OGRACONCERN AS NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CLAIM OVER 684,000 NIGERIANSSIX MILLION NIGERIANS FACE EXISTENTIAL THREAT AS COST OF DIABETES CARE SKYROCKETSWHY CORRUPTION PERSISTS IN NIGERIA – OBASANJOTRUMP VOWS TO HELP RESTORE ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA – RESPONSE TO GOODLUCK JONATHANATIKU HAS NO CHANCE IN PDP IN 2027 – WIKEENUGU DISCO VOWS TO END ESTIMATED ELECTRICITY BILLINGOVER 971 NIGERIANS ABDUCTED IN OCTOBER 2024 -REPORTTINUBU, CIA ASSET, YOU CAN’T ACCESS HIS RECORDS, US GOVT TELLS COURTSENATOR’S WIFE ORDERS POLICE CONVOY TO ARREST, TORTURE SKIT MAKER FOR CRITICIZING HUSBANDOSHIOMHOLE NEVER AN ACTIVIST, MET OBASANJO SECRETLY TO INCREASE FUEL PRICES – SOWOREMULTICHOICE NIGERIA LOSES 243,000 DSTV, GOTV SUBSCRIBERS IN SIX MONTHSWE’LL SUPPORT NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC REFORMS, SAUDI CROWN PRINCE TELLS TINUBUOBIDIENT MOVEMENT BIGGER THAN LP, WE’LL CHANGE PARTY IF … YUNUSACOMMITTEE ON LG AUTONOMY CONCLUDES ASSIGNMENTEDICT ESTABLISHING NIGERIA EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO – NORTHERN ELDERSNEW EDO GOVERNOR, OKPEBHOLO, HITS GROUND RUNNING, APPOINTS KEY OFFICERSBREAKING: ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, JUSTIN WELBY, RESIGNSABIA DECLARES FREE EDUCATION, TO PROSECUTE DEFAULTING PARENTS, GUARDIANWAR OF FIRST LADIES: MELANIA TRUMP SNUBS JILL BIDEN, SKIPS TRADITIONAL MEETINGDANGOTE, IPMAN REACH ACCORD ON LIFTING OF PMS, OTHERSUNTOLD STORY OF EQUATORIAL GUINEAS SEX TAPE LEAKTHERE’S A SECRET MEMO IN GOVT AGAINST THE IGBO – SOWOREAPPEAL COURT SETS UP PANEL OVER RIVERS POLITICAL CRISISNJC, COURT OF APPEAL DISPEL RUMOURS OF DEATH OF JUSTICES WHO UPHELD TINUBU’S ELECTION
Thu. Nov 21st, 2024
Trending News: SIMON EKPA DON LAND FOR TROUBLE, ARRESTED IN FINLAND – BBC PIGINYOU STABBED US AT THE BACK, YOU HUMILIATED US – APC CHIEFTAIN FUMES OVER DANIEL BWALA’S APPOINTMENT BY TINUBUYOU’RE UNSTABLE, FOCUS ON WHEREABOUTS OF YOUR IMPORTED WIFE – ATIKU KNOCKS OSHIOMHOLENORTH WILL BE BEST SERVED BY NORTHERNERS – ACFSTATE GOVERNORS MEET OVER EXCESS CRUDE ACCOUNTCOURT REFUSES INJUNCTION TO STOP NUJ ELECTIONCOURT ORDERS ENUGU GOVT TO PAY MAN N55M OVER ILLEGAL DEMOLITION OF SHOPSVAT GENERATED IN STATES ACROSS NIGERIA (AUGUST 2024)SENATE SACKS CCT CHAIRMAN, DANLADI UMARTINUBU SACKS UNIZIK GOVERNING COUNCIL, REMOVES VCOUR NEW GENERATION OF CHILDRENEX-PRESIDENTIAL AIDE BERATES FG OVER CONTINUOUS KILLINGS IN SOUTH EASTUMAR DAMANGUN, PDP ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, PLANS TO REMAIN IN OFFICE TILL NEXT YEAREIGHT NIGERIAN BANKS WITH HIGHEST CUSTOMER DEPOSITS IN 2024OTTI EXONERATES IPOB FROM GUNMEN ATTACKS, ACCUSES OPPOSITION POLITICIANSREPS WILL PASS TAX REFORM BILLS WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS – DEPUTY SPOKESMANNORTHERN, SOUTHERN LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO SQUARE EACH OTHER AGAINST TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLSNIGERIA’S DEBT TO IDA HITS $17B – REPORTCONTROVERSY TRAILS TINUBU’S MEDIA TEAMHOW BRITAIN MASSACRED ORIGINAL IGBO NAMES AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCEONE-BED FLAT IN TINUBU’S RENEWED HOPE ESTATE NOW N22MWIKE RIGHT BUILDING HOUSES FOR JUDGES, SENIOR LAWYER, CARPETS FALANABROOM USED ON AJURI NGELARE IS BEING USED ON DANIEL BWALA – ATIKU’S AIDERETHINK REFORM STRATEGIES, IMF ADVISES TINUBU GOVTPRESIDENCY DOWNGRADES DANIEL BWALA AS ROLE AFTER HE DECLARED HIMSELF TINUBU’S SPOKESMANPETROL PRICE CUT MAY FORCE NIGERIA’S INFLATIONARY PRESSURES DOWN – ECONOMISTNORTHERN REPS RAISE FRESH CONCERNS OVER TAX REFORM BILLSTAX REFORM BILLS: GOVS THREATENING TO DENY US RETURN TICKETS – REPS DEPUTY SPOKESMANNIGERIAN FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR DOCTOR WHO DIED IN JORDAN, CRIES TO WHOINSIDE STORY OF ALLEGED JUDICIAL CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA, BY JUSTICE DATTIJO MOHAMMEDNERC WARNS AGAINST MAKING CUSTOMERS FUND REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY METERSOBASANJO NOT AN IDEAL LEADER TO EMULATE – BAYO ONANUGAWE’VE NOT TAKEN ANY POSITION ON TAX REFORM BILL – ABBASPETER OBI COMMENDS CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA ON MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTOBASANJO, IMF SLAM TINUBU GOVT, PRESIDENCY KEEP MUMGOD IS WATCHING YOU – CARDINAL ONAIYEKAN TELLS TINUBU TO SHUN NEPOTISMLAGOS WANTS TO COLONIZE NORTH WITH TAX REFORM BILL – KWANKWASOFIVE FEARED KILLED AS SIT-AT-HOME ENFORCERS ATTACK ANAMBRA COMMUNITIESPETROL PRICE DROPS: DANGOTE, IPMAN SIGN 60M LITRES FUEL WEEKLY DEALBART NNAJI SETS UP ROBOTICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE IN NIGERIANIGERIANS BACK NJC ON SANCTIONING OF ERRING JUDGES, DEMAND MORENNPC CONTINUES IMPORTING PETROL, DIESEL AMID DANGOTE REFINERY SURPLUSESSACK MAHMOOD YAKUBU, OTHER OFFICIALS OF INEC AT FEDERAL, STATES – OBASANJOONDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: WE TARGET ALL SOUTH WEST STATES – GANDUJE, APC NATIONAL CHAIRMANSOME INDIVIDUALS SABOTAGING FG’S WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY – CDSMISS UNIVERSE FIRST RUNNER UP, CHIDINMA ADETSHINA, THANKS NIGERIANS: AT MY LOWEST, YOU PICKED ME UPENUGU FIRM FINGERED AS WORLD BANK DETECTS $32M WATER PROJECT FRAUDPDP BLASTS EBONYI GOVERNOR FOR SPENDING BILLIONS OF NAIRA WELCOMING TINUBU’S WIFE, ON FRIVOLOUS PROJECTSCHIDINMA ADETSHINA FIRST RUNNER UP AT MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTRIVERS STATE CRISIS NOW IN AUTO-PILOTCRISIS IN OLUMBA OLUMBA AS MEMBERS DESTROY SUCCESSOR’S PORTRAITHELP!: LAGOS COURT SENTENCED ME TO DEATH FOR CRIME I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT – EBONYI INDIGENENIGERIA’S ECONOMIC FAILING CONFIRMED UNDER EMILOKAN – OBASANJOBOTTLED UP EMOTIONS: NIGERIAN MEN BATTLE ‘DEPRESSION’ AMID ECONOMIC HARDSHIPNJC DISMISSES $1M, BULLET-PROOF CAR, LAND GIFT ALLEGATION AGAINST JUDGE IN RIVERS CASEWHY NORTHERN GOVERNORS OPPOSE TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILLNO AGREEMENT TO GIVE ATIKU 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PDPAPPEAL COURT SACKS TINUBU’S MAN, MC OLUOMO AS NURTW NATIONAL PRESIDENTUNIZIK VC SPEAKS ON CONTROVERSIAL ACADEMIC RECORDSWHY IGBO APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IS FAILING, VICTIMS NARRATE EXPRIENCESWHY FG DIDN’T IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON LG COUNCILS – AGFNJC SENDS TWO JUDGES PACKING OVER AGE FALSIFICATIONPOLICE ALLEGED KILLERS OF ENUGU MARKET LEADERSUPREME COURT DISMISSES SUIT BY 19 STATES CHALLENGING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EFCC, ICPC, NFIUBREAKING: NJC SUSPENDS RIVERS, ANAMBRA HIGH COURT JUDGES, TAKES DECISION ON OTHERSAPPEAL COURT PANEL RESERVES JUDGEMENT ON RIVERS POLITICAL CRISISYOU’RE POOR STUDENT OF HISTORY, A CLOWN – ATIKU TELLS MAKINDEFBI, CIA, DEA BIGGEST BLOW TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA, BY RAPHAEL ADEBOYECONCERN OVER CASH SQUEEZE IN STATES DESPITE INCREASED CBN SUPPLYDRAMA AS TWO LAWYERS CLASH IN COURT OVER PDP REPRESENTATION IN RIVERS ASSEMBLY CRISISEBONYI AIRPORT AS WHITE ELEPHANT PROJECTREACTIONS TRAIL TINUBU’S APPOINTMENT OF DANIEL BWALA AS SAFINALLY, DANIEL BWALA LANDS BIG JOB IN TINUBU’S GOVTASUU ACCUSES IMF, WORLD BANK OF WORKING TO DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMEDO GOV, OKPEBHOLO, FREEZES ALL STATE-OWNED BANK ACCOUNTSWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CNG IN YOUR HYBRID OR FUEL CNG VEHICLES – OTEGA OGRACONCERN AS NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CLAIM OVER 684,000 NIGERIANSSIX MILLION NIGERIANS FACE EXISTENTIAL THREAT AS COST OF DIABETES CARE SKYROCKETSWHY CORRUPTION PERSISTS IN NIGERIA – OBASANJOTRUMP VOWS TO HELP RESTORE ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA – RESPONSE TO GOODLUCK JONATHANATIKU HAS NO CHANCE IN PDP IN 2027 – WIKEENUGU DISCO VOWS TO END ESTIMATED ELECTRICITY BILLINGOVER 971 NIGERIANS ABDUCTED IN OCTOBER 2024 -REPORTTINUBU, CIA ASSET, YOU CAN’T ACCESS HIS RECORDS, US GOVT TELLS COURTSENATOR’S WIFE ORDERS POLICE CONVOY TO ARREST, TORTURE SKIT MAKER FOR CRITICIZING HUSBANDOSHIOMHOLE NEVER AN ACTIVIST, MET OBASANJO SECRETLY TO INCREASE FUEL PRICES – SOWOREMULTICHOICE NIGERIA LOSES 243,000 DSTV, GOTV SUBSCRIBERS IN SIX MONTHSWE’LL SUPPORT NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC REFORMS, SAUDI CROWN PRINCE TELLS TINUBUOBIDIENT MOVEMENT BIGGER THAN LP, WE’LL CHANGE PARTY IF … YUNUSACOMMITTEE ON LG AUTONOMY CONCLUDES ASSIGNMENTEDICT ESTABLISHING NIGERIA EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO – NORTHERN ELDERSNEW EDO GOVERNOR, OKPEBHOLO, HITS GROUND RUNNING, APPOINTS KEY OFFICERSBREAKING: ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, JUSTIN WELBY, RESIGNSABIA DECLARES FREE EDUCATION, TO PROSECUTE DEFAULTING PARENTS, GUARDIANWAR OF FIRST LADIES: MELANIA TRUMP SNUBS JILL BIDEN, SKIPS TRADITIONAL MEETINGDANGOTE, IPMAN REACH ACCORD ON LIFTING OF PMS, OTHERSUNTOLD STORY OF EQUATORIAL GUINEAS SEX TAPE LEAKTHERE’S A SECRET MEMO IN GOVT AGAINST THE IGBO – SOWOREAPPEAL COURT SETS UP PANEL OVER RIVERS POLITICAL CRISISNJC, COURT OF APPEAL DISPEL RUMOURS OF DEATH OF JUSTICES WHO UPHELD TINUBU’S ELECTION
Thu. Nov 21st, 2024
VICTORIOUS RANGERS SHUT DOWN ENUGU

VICTORIOUS RANGERS SHUT DOWN ENUGU Winners of the Nigerian Premier League, Rangers International Football Club of Enugu rode an early morning downpour into Enugu in a private jet to the thunderous applause of its fans and excited air travellers and airport staff. In the entourage of the jubilant players was Dr Ike Chioke, the Group Managing Director of Afrinvest West Africa, whose sponsorship of the club is credited with Rangers’ amazing run to victory in the Nigerian league. The team’s arrival with the coveted trophy, their eighth since inception, has been widely hailed as emblematic of the people’s admirable will to survive the present economic difficulties in the country. There has been a persisting myth that the people of the region have always performed better with their backs against the wall. To many people, therefore, the club’s recent victory is a timely invocation of their trademark survival instinct in an adverse environment. The highly elated fans chanted the club’s anthem and sang praises to God at the arrival wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport before heading into the city for the victory party at the iconic Michael Okpara Square. A mammoth crowd of supporters also gathered at Okpara Square to receive the trophy from their darling club and thank them for defeating their rivals across the country to win the highly contested league. Speaking at the occasion, the club’s general manager, Mr. Amobi Ezeaku, declared that Rangers was the true identity of the people of south-east Nigeria. He declared the readiness of the club to give Nigeria a strong chance in the coming continental championship starting in August and expressed the club’s gratitude to Afrinvest West Africa for sponsoring it. In his own remarks, the Group Managing Director of Afrinvest, Dr. Ike Chioke, recalled that when, in October 2023, the management of Afrinvest decided to take up the sponsorship of Rangers, they did not expect that the club would go all the way to win the league shield. “We are excited that less than ten months later, we are gathered here to celebrate a sweet victory,” he observed, declaring the unflinching support of Afrinvest for Rangers as the club gears up to hoist Nigeria’s flag among other clubs in Africa in August this year.Formed in 1970, Rangers has remained a symbol of resilience, a never-say-die spirit, and the rippling ambition of South East Nigeria all through its history.

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RANGERS INTERNATIONAL: RETURN OF FLYING ANTELOPES

RANGERS INTERNATIONAL: RETURN OF FLYING ANTELOPES ANTELOPES do not fly.That’s why I often wondered why Rangers International Football Club of Enugu are nicknamed ‘the Flying Antelopes’. I know the genesis of the name ‘Rangers’. It is a deadly and destructive cannon used by Biafran soldiers during the bloody Nigerian Civil War. In ‘fighting’ their way back to the mainstream life in Nigeria, and in shedding the toga of a defeated people after the Civil War, some Igbo leaders set up the football club to fast track their re-integration and chose the name ‘Rangers’ to reflect strength, power and an indomitable fighting and winning spirit. One year after the end of the war, the team played its way to the finals of the most prestigious club competition in Nigeria at the time – the FA Cup! They were only halted in their march to the top only by the heroics of Amusa Adisa, the goalkeeper of WNDC FC, the team that later became IICC Shooting Stars International FC. Adisa had dramatically caught a last-minute penalty kick taken by Godwin Achebe, Captain of the Green Eagles (before and immediately after the War) and of Rangers FC, that would have possibly helped the team to go on and win a match they were dominating up till that point in the dramatic match. That’s how Rangers lost their first major final match by 2-1 to a team that would become their greatest rival in Nigerian football through the decades since then. That same year, 1971, in a competition that was referred to as an ‘emergency league’, Rangers FC emerged the league champions for the first time. But it was in 1974 that their three-year dominance of Nigerian football truly began. From that year, they went on to win the FA Cup three times and the league cup twice, back-to-back. These achievements were unprecedented in Nigeria’s football history and have not been matched 50 years after. Remarkably, it was not only the victories that made Rangers International FC famous and a great team. It was inthe manner of their performances on the field of play. They played with uncommon passion and determination. They had very skillful, very strong and very fast players in all departments on the field, with a goalkeeper who,at about 6 ft 5 inches tall, was a real giant between the posts. Emmanuel Okala went on to become the most celebrated goalkeeper with his award of Africa’s Best Player in 1978 by the African Sports Journalists Union. Rangers International FC always and everywhere played as if possessed, contesting for every ball on the field as if their lives depended on it, physically intimidating and dominating teams with their pphysicality, power and speed, leaving a physical or mental ‘scar’ on every opposing team. In 1977, Rangers FC added the appellation ‘International’ to its name when it won the Africa Cup-winners Cup, only the second Nigerian club side to win the same continental trophy. One year earlier, in 1976, IICC Shooting Stars International FC had blazed the international success trail. That achievement meant a great deal in Nigerian football and to the global followers of the great club based inEnugu. To mark the 40th anniversary of winning the continental trophy, in 2017, the clubs patrons and supporters organised and held the biggest celebration in the history of the team in Houston, Texas, USA.Why USA? Most of the surviving players of the 1970s and 1980s had moved to the USA for studies or in pursuit of a better life. It was, therefore, a great opportunity to re-unite and celebrate them in an audience of members of the Igbo community in the USA with a surprise-guest to embellish the historic event.… a Ranger That Never Played For Rangers InternationalWhen…

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MR. IBU LAID TO REST IN HOMETOWN, AMURRI, ENUGU STATE

MR. IBU LAID TO REST IN  HOMETOWN, AMURRI, ENUGU STATE Nigerian entertainment industry and fans globally are grieving the loss of one of Nollywood’s most cherished actors, John Okafor, famously known as Mr. Ibu. Today, June 28, 2024, Ibu was laid to rest in his hometown of Eziokwe Amuri, Enugu State. John Okafor, fondly called Mr. Ibu, passed away after a brief illness, leaving a profound void in the hearts of those who adored his comedic brilliance and captivating personality. His distinctive comedic style, characterized by his hilarious facial expressions and impeccable timing, made him a household name not only in Nigeria, but across Africa and beyond. Born on October 17, 1961, Mr. Ibu’s rise to stardom was a testament to his resilience and determination. He began his career in the Nigerian film industry in the late 1990s and quickly gained fame with his breakout role in the film “Mr. Ibu in London.” Over the years, he appeared in numerous films, earning accolades and awards for his exceptional performances. Family, friends, colleagues, and fans gathered in Eziokwe Amuri to bid farewell to the legendary actor. The funeral service was both solemn and celebratory, reflecting the joy and laughter Mr. Ibu brought into many lives. Tributes have poured in from all quarters, with many remembering him not just as an actor, but as a mentor, philanthropist, and a loving family man. Nollywood stars, government officials, and fans from all walks of life attended the burial ceremony. The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) stated, “John Okafor was a cornerstone in our industry. His contributions to Nollywood are immeasurable. He will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on.” As Mr. Ibu was laid to rest, his legacy as a pioneer of comedy in Nollywood and a beloved public figure remains deeply etched in the hearts of many. His work continues to inspire upcoming actors and comedians, ensuring that his influence will be felt for generations to come.The entire nation joins the Okafor family in mourning this irreplaceable loss and celebrating the life of a true legend. Rest in peace, Mr. Ibu.

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ENUGU RANGERS YET TO RECEIVE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE MONEY – OWUMI

ENUGU RANGERS YET TO RECEIVE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE MONEY – OWUMI The Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Davidson Owumi, has confirmed that Enugu Rangers have not received their prize money. Enugu Rangers emerged winners of the 2023-2024 NPFL campaign on matchday 37, a week to the end of the season following their home victory over Bendel Insurance. They beat Gombe United 1-2 away from home to finish the campaign with 70 points in 38 games. During the trophy presentation ceremony, the Enugu-based side received a mock cheque of 150 million as the prize money for winning the league on Sunday, June 23. In an interview with veteran journalist, Mitchell Obi on Sports Salsa, Davidson Owumi admitted that the prize money has not gotten to the league winners. Owumi added that the league body is working on releasing the money to the club within seven days in line with its regulations. He also added that the league body was aiming to make the payment during the FA Cup final between Abia Warriors and El-Kanemi Warriors in Lagos on Saturday, June 30, 2024. He said, “They have been given the mock cheque and they should receive their prize money cheque in the next few days, hopefully they will get it if they come for the 2024 President’s Federation Cup this weekend because it ought not to be more than seven working days after they win the league.” In his assessment of the just concluded 2023-2024 NPFL season, Owumi added: “The NFF put up a good selection of people to be in the NPFL board and the clubs too were also cooperative, while the press was there too. “It was a win-win situation for the entire sectors involved in the league. We could not have done anything without the fans. It is just the beginning of a very long journey.” Meanwhile, the 2024-2025 NPFL season will commence on August 31, 2024. But Davidson Owumi said though the fixtures and the start date for the forthcoming league were ready, they are tentative until they are approved by the Club Owners and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) during the league body’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). “From the NPFL internal workings, we already have that one in place, but the league board also need to call the Congress of Nigeria Clubs for them to agree”, Owumi said.“It is the only thing left to be done because the fixtures, dates and other things are ready. But we cannot say that because the Congress of Clubs need to ratify it so that we do not jump the gun.”

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HOW I MET CHIOMA – DAVIDO

HOW I MET CHIOMA – DAVIDO Davido Adeleke, the Nigerian pop star, has clarified the origins of his relationship with his newly wedded wife, Chioma. In a short video posted on X while preparing for their wedding, the pop star was seen hugging his close friend Lati. During their conversation, Davido said, “You know it was Lati who introduced me to my wife,” surprising everyone in the room. Towards the end of the video, they enthusiastically cheered for Lati. Earlier this year, in an interview with YouTuber Tayo Aina, Davido revealed how he met Chioma. He said, “I was in school for a year before I blew up. That was when I met my wife. I remember the day I saw her—I can never forget it. I was in a Prado, and I looked back and saw this girl walking with her bag. It was Chioma. I called her, but she didn’t answer me at the time. Later on, she came to Lagos, and we connected. I was like, yeah, I got you.” Lateef Biola, better known as Lati, has been with Davido since the pop star was ten years old. He is in charge of A&R (artists and repertoire) for Davido’s record label, DMW, and also runs his own company. He is the director of Latino General Merchants Nigeria Limited, an oil and gas company in Lagos. In 2002, he graduated from the Department of Mass Communication at Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State.Davido and Chioma later officially got married at an impressive ceremony held in Lagos on Tuesday, attended by who-is-who in the country, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lagos Governor, Sanwo-olu, Abia Governor, Alex Otti, among others.

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RANGERS CROWNED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, FINISHED SEASON WITH 70 POINTS

RANGERS CROWNED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, FINISHED SEASON WITH 70 POINTS Rangers International of Enugu have been crowned champions of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) after beating Gombe United 2-1 in their final game of the season in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Sunday. The dramatic final day of the season saw Remo Stars finished second behind champions Rangers with 65 points ahead of third place Enyimba of Aba on 63 points. Rangers won the league title with 70 points. Remo Stars secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Katsina United on final day of the season and will compete in the CAF Champions League next season. Sporting Lagos and Doma United were relegated from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL.) The two clubs suffered defeats on the final day of the season. Sporting Lagos also fell to a 1-0 defeat against Shooting Stars in Ibadan. Doma United were also relegated after a 1-1 home draw with Abia Warriors. Sporting Lagos thus finished 17th on the table with 46 points from 38 matches, while Doma United were 18th with 44 points. Also relegated from the topflight league were Heartland of Owerri and Gombe United of Gombe. – CAF Champions League: 1. Enugu Rangers (Champions) 2. Remo Stars – CAF Confederation Cup: 3. Enyimba 4. FA Cup winner (Abia Warriors vs. El-Kanemi Warriors) Relegated from NPFL: 1. Sporting Lagos 2. Doma United 3. Gombe United4. Heartland FC

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ENUGU RANGERS VETERANS TRUST: PRESERVING MEMORY, HONOURING A LEGACY

ENUGU RANGERS VETERANS TRUST: PRESERVING MEMORY, HONOURING A LEGACY By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Umuawulu, a sleepy settlement in Awka, the capital of Anambra State in the south-east, is the unlikely origin of one of the greatest sporting resumes ever to come out of Nigeria. In the bowels of this village lies Holy Cross High School, the site from which story sprouted.Until the politicians contrived to destroy education generally, Nigeria’s High Schools used to guarantee an interminable production line of rarefied sporting talent. This role pre-dated Independence. Historian, Peter Alegi, recalls that in territories – such as Nigeria – ruled by the British, missionaries and colonialists formed steeped in Victorian traditions, anchored their mutually complementary missions on “a belief that sport forged physically fit young men of sound moral character.” In the pantheon of sporting activities inspired by this belief, football was the undisputed king. In 1963, a young man arrived Holy Cross Umuawulu to begin his secondary education. Emmanuel Okala was 12 when his goalkeeping career began in Umuawulu. Born in May 1951, his contemporaries from then remember him as a rather spindly figure whose height took him to the lower reaches of the heavens. Even as a new arrival at the beginning of his High School journey at the time, those who beheld him acknowledged that they were in the presence of a generational phenomenon. In 1970, Emma joined a football club created around the talents of a few young men most of whom had been demobilized from the war. Its name was Rangers International Football Club of Enugu. At the time, the leading continental footballing super-star was Robert Mensah, the legendary goalkeeper of Ghana’s Black Stars and also of Ashanti Kotoko Football Club. After Mensah was killed in a stabbing incident on 2 November, 1971, the continent cried out for a new goalkeeping supremo. From his humble beginnings in Umuawulu, Emmanuel Okala rose rather effortlessly to become the country’s undisputed goalkeeper over the next decade, ultimately growing to fill the void created by the untimely passing of Robert Mensah. Emma’s influence grew to outstrip the role of the solitary minder at the rear of the outfield players. In 1978 the African Sports Journalists Union (ASJU) voted him as the African Footballer of the Year, the first person and the first Nigerian to win that distinction. By then, he was better known as the “Man Mountain” a moniker invented by leading football commentator, Ernest Okonkwo. Two years later, in 1980, Okala was goalkeeper of the national football team, then known as the Green Eagles, which won the African Cup of Nations (AfCON). The captain of that team was Christian Chukwu, who, like Emmanuel Okala, also began his footballing career as an “Academical” at the National Secondary School, Nike, on the outskirts of Enugu. Like Emmanuel Okala, Christian Chukwu was also born in 1951. From Nike National, he also joined the Enugu Rangers. As a footballer it was said that his “outstanding will to lead and motivate others earned him the nickname ‘Chairman’, as his colleagues saw him as an anchor of hope.” That story of hope was not confined to the soccer pitch. The Rangers Football Club for whom both Christian Chukwu and Emmanuel Okala were leading super-stars, embodied the hopes of the people of south-east Nigeria as they emerged from the ruins of an utterly destructive civil war at the beginning of 1970 bereft of both capital and dignity. The core of that team also included Johnny Egbuonu described by a leading sports publication as “a classic dribbler” who could “do anything with the ball.” Popularly known as “School Boy”, Johnny’s career also began in the High School. He was destined for a great career in the colours of his country…

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LOSE OR WIN, RANGERS WEAR LEAGUE CROWN TODAY

WIN OR LOSE, RANGERS WEAR LEAGUE CROWN TODAY Enugu Rangers can afford to lose 56-0 this Sunday to Gombe United and erase the record negative goal difference of the already relegated side. Such a scoreline will not change the destiny of both sides as Rangers will merely enter the pitch to fulfill the fixtures for formality sake. They will be more interested in the post match event – their coronation as the new king of Nigerian league.  A win will only add icing to the celebration cake, taking their points to 70, just three short of 73 obtained by the defunct Dolphins in the 2010/2011 season.  But it is taking nothing away from Enugu Rangers who will be presented with the league trophy this Sunday by the NFF president, Ibrahim Musa Gusau. The NFF chieftain headlines a choice list of eminent guests expected at the occasion, which will see the champions, who will be crowned for the eighth time since a national football league was introduced in 1972. Their success this season was confirmed last weekend when they beat Bendel Insurance 2-0 at home while their three rivals – Remo Stars, Shooting Stars and Enyimba lost their respective away games with identical scorelines of 2-1.

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ENUGU RANGERS SIT PRETTY ON TOP OF PREMIER LEAGUE, DEFEAT BAYELSA UNITED 3-0

ENUGU RANGERS SIT PRETTY ON TOP OF PREMIER LEAGUE, DEFEAT BAYELSA UNITED 3-0 Enugu Rangers may have broken loose from the pack following their comprehensive 3-0 victory over Bayelsa United on Sunday. As if to aid Rangers’ hold of the top position, their closest rivals, Remo Stars who were initially just a point behind fell like papers blown by the huricane, losing 3-2 to Kwara United. Their loss dealt a big blow on their title aspirations as they are now four points behind Enugu Rangers and had also narrowed their goal difference. They are now third having been overtaken by Enyimba who have better goal difference even though both are with 56 points. Shooting Stars who suddenly peaked in the second half of the season are fast pacing up, getting to the fourth position and three points behind Remo Stars. They were dealt a blow in the added time as Katsina United’s Michael Okoro got an added time goal against to stalemate scores at 2-2. Just as Enugu Rangers are at the cusp of the championship, the fates of Gombe United and Heartland appear already decided as the second tier Nigeria National League are already waiting to welcome them next season. Akwa United may have navigated their ways out of relegation waters following their 2-1 away win over Lobi Stars. Akwa United are now 15th on the log. In Jos, former champions, Plateau and Niger Tornadoes played uninspiring goalless while relegation-troubled Heartland of Owerri spanked Gombe United 3-0 just as Kano Pillars dimmed Doma United 3-1. All the results: Sunshine Stars 0-0 Bendel Insurance Rivers United 4-1 Sporting Lagos Lobi Stars 1-2 Akwa United Kwara United 3-2 Remo Stars Katsina United 2-2 Shooting Stars Kano Pillars 3-1 Doma United Heartland 3-0 Gombe United Enugu Rangers 3-0 Bayelsa United Abia Warriors 0-1 Enyimba Plateau United 0-0 Niger Tornadoes

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JUNIOR POPE: TEARS FLOW DURING FUNERAL SERVICE IN HIS HOMETOWN, UKEHE

JUNIOR POPE: TEARS FLOW DURING FUNERAL SERVICE IN HIS HOMETOWN, UKEHE It was a moment of grief, sorrow and tears on Friday during the funeral service at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Ukehe, located in Igboetiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, for the late Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, fondly known as Junior Pope. The 43-year-old actor died on April 10 when their boat capsized in the Anam River while returning from a movie shoot. The solemn occasion came in the wake of Junior Pope’s tragic demise, along with four other members of the Nollywood community, in a devastating boat accident. The fatal incident transpired as they were en route via watercraft to film Adanma Luke’s upcoming movie, ‘The Other Side of Life’. His family had earlier revealed that he would be laid to rest on May 17. In poignant images circulated online, Junior Pope’s wife was captured alongside their children, who attended a church service to honour his memory.

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