LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the leadership tussle in the All Progressives Congress, APC, escalates, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has warned political parties interested in the taking part in the September 19, 2020, Edo State governorship election that they must conduct their primary to elect a flagbearer within the next ten days as previously…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s car was involved in a minor accident as he left the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. As Johnson‘s car left Parliament to drive the short distance to Downing Street following the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions, a group of protesters ran towards the car, prompting it…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thunderstorm on Wednesday killed three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps attached to the Ogun State Sector Command. The officials were allegedly struck to death at their office located at the Old Ilese Tollgate in the Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred around 10am today when…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian-based foremost American radio presenter, Dan Foster is dead. Details of his death are sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Reacting to Foster’s death, popular broadcaster, Frank Edoho, tweeted, “I just got off the phone, my friend Oscar confirmed that Dan Foster has passed on. “This is a very…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the resumption of commercial flights in the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has advised non-travellers to stay away from airports. It also enjoined persons coming to pick up arriving passengers to remain in their cars until travellers exit airports’ entrances. The Authority made this known on Wednesday as…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice-Chairman, South-South, Prince Hilliard Eta, has taken over as the ruling party’s Acting National Chairman. There has been confusion in the party following the Appeal Court decision that upheld the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the party’s National Chairman on Tuesday. Eta took over as the…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Aliyu Oshiomole has reacted to his suspension following an order from the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday. Oshiomole, who has been facing severe criticisms over the resignation of his successor and current Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki from the party following…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has lambasted private aircraft charter operator, Executive Jet Services, for linking him to the flight which took singer, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja over the weekend. The singer, alongside ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Kim Oprah, and eight others boarded the company’s flight…