LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Duoye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State. A five-man panel of the appellate court in two unanimous judgments on Friday reversed the majority judgment of the Governorship Election Tribunal which sacked Diri. In a split judgment on August 17, two out of three judges…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-News that the world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious disease drew instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and, of course, the ever-present outrage and curiosity surrounding everything about President Donald Trump. Trump’s announcement Friday, on Twitter, that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump announced on Twitter early Friday morning that he and First Lady Melania Trump have “tested positive for COVID-19.” “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump wrote. Trump made the announcement about two hours…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the #RevolutionNow Group on Thursday protested at the United States Embassy in Abuja over the security and socio-economic situation in the country. They demanded the resignation of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over insecurity, hunger, and corruption in the country. The campaigners led by the convener of the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Some stakeholders in Ibadan have expressed divergent views on how Nigeria has fared since its attainment of independence 60 years ago. The stakeholders particularly chronicled how Nigeria had evolved politically, educationally and judicially over a period of 60 years. The Chairman, Dean of Deans of Education in Nigeria, Prof. Julius Ademokoya, said…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-As the country marks the 60th Anniversary of her Independence, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described it as an opportunity for Nigerians to ask themselves some fundamental questions about the factors that had continued to regress and stagnate the nation,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Her Majesty, The Queen of England, has sent a message of felicitation to President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary, October 1, 2020. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in a statement he issued in Abuja, Wednesday, said the message was conveyed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has opted for a low key celebration of the 60th Independence Anniversary due to the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still with us. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the planned parade and other activities that involve the gathering of more than 50 people should…
