Independent Experts Clear African Development Bank Chief, Adesina Of Corruption

LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Development Bank (AfDB) of corruption, according to a report obtained by AFP. Akinwumi Adesina, 60, a charismatic speaker known for his elegant suits and bow ties, became the first Nigerian to helm…

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Edo chiefs, Elders Shun Oshiomhole’s Pleas, Urge Ize-Iyamu To Try His Luck At Guber Poll

LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cross-section of senior Benin chiefs on Sunday, rejected efforts by the sacked National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to drag them into partisan politics, urging the APC candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu to try out his luck at the poll, come September 19, 2020. According to the chiefs, their traditional…

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Obasanjo Missing As Buhari Names Railway Stations After ‘Eminent Nigerians’

LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is missing as Muhammadu Buhari  named some railway stations after some ‘Deserving Nigerians’. On Monday, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, announced that the president had given approval that stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors should be named in honour of some of the nation’s leaders. Bola Tinubu,…

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CAC Withdraws Registration Certificate Of Ohaneze, Arewa, Other Groups

LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has withdrawn the registration certificate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and other socio-cultural groups in Nigeria. Disclosing this at the weekend in Abuja, the Registrar General of CAC, Mr Garba Abubakar, said the measure was part of the reforms the Commission was…

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COVID-19 Exposed Nigeria’s Long Years Of Leadership Failure – Peter Obi

LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, says the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the long years of leadership failure in Nigeria. He said this on Saturday during a webinar organised by the Bridge Leadership Foundation. Obi, who was the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, said…

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