By Steve Osuji LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-This column has determined that any leader who cannot reverse Nigeria’s drift in four years may never be able to do so in 40 years. Peter Obi, the frontliner of the National Democratic Party, NDC, has vowed repeatedly that all he needs is just a term of four years…
By Promise Adiele LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians and their socio-political spaces are evidently suffering from a rare, high-pitched fever called Peter Obi. It has become a quotidian fever. The symptoms are immediate and impactful. It manifests at all times and everywhere. Given its overwhelming spread across the country, millions of people have become victims. The…
By Mohammed Lere LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fragile calm that returned to the Kaduna-Abuja highway after years of deadly kidnappings and attacks appears to be fading, as incidents of abduction are quietly resurfacing along one of Nigeria’s busiest transport corridors. The latest incident, the abduction and eventual death of former House of Representatives member, Abba…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inevitable deaths are in the offing in 2027. Those familiar with Nigeria’s electoral mythology, history and patterns, know that 2027 general elections will be a harbinger of death, powered by electoral violence. It will take a miracle to escape what will play out. People will die. Nigerians…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-During the Peter Obi wave in 2022, many individuals – some of whom never realistically had prospects of electoral victory – secured positions largely on the strength of his popularity and political momentum. Shortly after settling into offices, several of them defected to other political parties. A few,…
By Mkpisi Ndi Egede. LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Peter Obi is akin to what Igbo elders said ,whosoever they beckon when a cow ran amok ji ógwú efi ma obu Udó Eji enibe efi ara. They said such a Man may have Decanter that lead to recapturing of the wild Bull or he has…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi’s political journey in Nigeria has, in many ways, come to resemble a quiet but persistent carrying of a cross – marked by endurance, conviction, and a deep commitment to principle in the face of resistance. From his emergence on the national stage to his current role…
By Kemi Adeosun LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Before you scroll off in anger: calm down. He is real. He has been in Nigeria longer than some of you reading this have been alive. His children go to school here. His grandchildren may well be buried here. The Lebanese community in Nigerian business is not a…