LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday at the Ogun State All Progressives Congress presidential rally held in Abeokuta, escaped being hit by stones as hoodlums pelted the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomole, with stones. The programme, which commenced officially immediately after President Buhari arrived the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-AFROBEATS artist Seun Kuti pulled a thrilling performance at the premiere ceremony of the 61st Grammy Awards. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Seun, the youngest son of the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, failed to snag a win in the ‘World Music Award’ category in which he was nominated. He, however, was…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former secretary, Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi is dead. The football administrator passed on after failing to recover from an undisclosed illness. Tunde Samusudeen, public relations officer of Osun United Football Club, announced the death via a message sent to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday. Until his death, Ogunjobi was…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NWSRANGERS)- overwhelmed by heavy crowd as he arrived at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, venue of his rally. Atiku was accompanied by his running mate, Peter Obi, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, the National Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, Atiku’s campaign director, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki. Atiku and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress, APC has denied being part of the construction of the giant broom monument mounted at the city gate in Abuja. The structure, a broom which is a symbol of the All Progressives Congress, has generated widespread reactions from Nigerians, with some questioning why a party symbol would be…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGES)-The 42nd President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton; and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, have been named dignitaries for the goodwill messages at the signing of the National Peace Accord. The event has been scheduled for the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Wednesday, February 13. Promoters…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The faceoff between the Zamfara state chapter of the APC and INEC appears to have taken a new turn as the state Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari Abubakar, has threatened that there would be no elections in the State if the electoral body fails to field its candidates during the elections. Recall that INEC…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hell was let loose in Abuja on Saturday, as supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) engaged in a violent clash that left many injured and several vehicles burnt. The incident occurred at the Building Materials Market in Deidei, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory. Trouble…