LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied reports that he endorsed the presidential ambition of the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu, when he visited him in Abeokuta. In a statement by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Saturday, the former president said the statements coming from those claiming to be supporters of […]
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the intervention of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing various sums in licensing fees. The NBC has now given the affected stations up to 6PM on Tuesday, August 23, to pay […]
By Tony Okoroji LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In May 2022, I served a piece in Saturday Breakfast titled “THE PETER OBI MOVEMENT vs NIGERIA’S BULLION VAN DEMOCRACY” It was just a few days after Peter Obi declared for the Labour Party. The “Obidient” movement which is becoming a historic development in Nigerian politics was just at […]
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have reacted to the meeting between the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III. It was earlier reported that the former Governor of Anambra State visited the monarch at his palace in the ancient town of Warri, Delta State, on Friday. The LP […]
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boxing legend Mike Tyson is said to be spending £34,000 a month on smoking weed, as health concerns surrounding ‘The Baddest Man on The Planet’ continue to grow. Tyson has been no stranger to enjoying marijuana, even opening a cannabis ranch in Southern California. When discussing his love for the drug back […]
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, gave the state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro seven days ultimatum to unravel the circumstances surrounding the 20 embalmed bodies found in an uncompleted building in Ekenwan road axis of Benin City. The Special Adviser to the governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, gave the ultimatum […]
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua insists he is ready for 12 rounds against Oleksandr Usyk after maintaining his substantial weight advantage for Saturday’s rematch in Jeddah. A theme of the build-up had been the apparently extra bulk being carried by a beefed-up Usyk but the additional muscle turned out to be an illusion as he […]
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSTANGERS)-The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Chris Isiguzo has faulted the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, revoking licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide over indebtedness. In a statement issued on Friday, Isiguzo says the decision by the industry regulator, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide […]
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission, on Friday, directed 52 broadcast outfits, including the African Independent Television, Silverbird Television and the broadcasting corporations run by various state governments to shut down their operations. NBC said the directive became imperative following debts incurred by the broadcasting organisations amounting to at least N2.6bn. The Director-General of […]
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Thursday killed a lawyer, Benedict Azza, during a night attack in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital city. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Mr Azza, the Principal Associate at Benedict Torngee Azza and Associates was killed around 10:00 p.m in Unguwar Saminaka behind the Federal Road Safety Corp headquarters in Gusau. The […]
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