LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Anambra State and erstwhile presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has formally joined the Labour Party (LP) to contest the 2023 presidential election. Saharareporters gathered that Obi registered as a member of the party on Friday in his ward in Anambra State….
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused to admit a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, to bail pending the determination of a suit he filed against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo declined to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to release him on bail. Okorocha representing…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Elon Musk announced in a tweet on Friday that Starlink, the satellite internet service launched by SpaceX, his space exploration company, has been approved in Nigeria and Mozambique. This news is coming three days after Musk answered a tweet about the service launch in Africa. “Yes, first countries in Africa to be…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressive Congress (APC) House of Assembly aspirant eyeing the ticket of Qua’an Pan South State Constituency of Plateau in the 2023 general elections, Hon. Na’anyil Magdalene Dakogol, has been kidnapped. The spokesperson of the Plateau Police Command, Ubah Gabriel, confirmed the development, saying the Commissioner of Police had sent tactical…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that the former Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was safe in custody as there was no threat to his life. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Francis Enobore, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Enobore said that it was necessary…
By Fr. Kevin Ugwu LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-You are blaming Peter Obi for leaving PDP. You know for sure that with the constitutional arrangement and selection of delegates, he does not have any chance of winning the primaries with PDP when Atiku is there. You want him to share money to all the delegates, and…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Nigeria’s democracy is being threatened by the predominance of money politics. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said this on Wednesday at a one-day colloquium on emerging issues that will shape the 2023 general election. The event was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger government said Wednesday that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadis in overnight fighting on islets in Lake Chad. “Some 100 Boko Haram fighters arrived in four large wooden canoes and an armed speedboat” and attempted to attack troops on the islets of the lake, which borders Niger,…