LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has struck out the case seeking to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from the 2019 elections over circumstances surrounding his school certificate. A lawyer, Lezina Amegua, had prayed the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify the President, but…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Large numbers of women from Imo women were reported to have now headed to 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, to protest against what they described as the involvement of the Army in the controversial declaration of governor Rochas Okorocha, as Imo west senator-elect. Vanguard report observed that the women are from the 12…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s dollar-denominated government bonds rose to 5-7 month highs on Wednesday after President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer. The country’s longer-dated bonds were up as much as 0.8 cents in the dollar to extend a more than 10 cents rally…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China on Wednesday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election as President of Nigeria. Nigeria is China’s strategic partner of cooperation in Africa, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a daily news conference in Beijing. “China always attaches high importance to bilateral ties and stands ready to work with the new…