Archive for: January, 2023

AFP Fact Check Reveals That Obi Did Not Use Teleprompter In Chatham House

LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi has emerged as one of the top contenders looking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in February’s election. A recent Twitter post claimed to show a picture of Obi using a teleprompter during a speech at the London-based think tank Chatham House. But the claim is false: AFP […]

2023 Nigeria Presidential Election: A Look At  Bola Tinubu

LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bola Tinubu, 70, widely credited with reshaping Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos, will lead the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) into February’s presidential election but he faces a reinvigorated opposition, allegations of corruption, and health issues as he eyes one of Africa’s most daunting jobs. Once forced into exile by military ruler Sani […]

Tribunal Judgement: Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Verdict, Heads to Appeal Court

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the judgement of the governorship tribunal as ” a miscarriage of justice”, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. Reacting to the verdict of the Tribunal from his country home, Ede, Governor Adeleke faulted the resolution of the […]

Tribunal Remove Adeleke As Osun Governor, Declares APC’s Oyetola Winner

LAGOS JNAUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State Elections Petitions Tribunal has nullified the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared Gboyega Oyetola, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the July 16, 2022 election as the winner of the election.  In August 2022, Oyetola, a former Osun governor, and the […]

Man Who Lives Close To Lagos ‘Ghost Amala Joint’ Recounts Full Story

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A TikToker known as ijesaekun recently interviewed a man who stays close to an amala spot seller rumoured to be a ghost. According to the neighbour, he has been living with the owner of the shop who is a woman for one year and 7 months. He mentioned that at first, he […]

Alleged Money Laundering: Court Okays Service On Atiku, Others

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application seeking leave to serve the court papers on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over money laundering allegations.  The court on Thursday granted the application directing the service of the papers through the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation […]

‘APC’ll Punish Chieftain Over Tinubu’s Bullion Van Comment’

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior official of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Thursday said its Organising Secretary, Ayodele Adewale will be punished over his statement on two bullion vans that entered the residence of Bola Tinubu in 2019. Naija News had earlier reported that Adewale during an interview on Arise TV […]

Nigerian Army Nab High-Profile IPOB/ESN Financier, Insurgents, Eliminate Six

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said it has captured a high-profile sponsor of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). POLITICS NIGERIA reports that although the Army did not name the arrested terror sponsor, it said nine other insurgents were apprehended in an […]

EFCC Arraigns EX-NSITF GM, Lawyer Over Alleged N60m Fraud

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former General Manager and Head of Legal Services of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Sir Adebayo Aderibigbe and one Ogundele Mura Yisa-Yemi have been arraigned in court for alleged N60 million fraud. They were arraigned on Wednesday by Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), before Justice […]

Scores Feared Dead, Vehicles, Motorcycles Burnt As Tanker Explodes In Petrol Station

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of peoples, were reported burnt to death to death at  Saburi, Dei-Dei in Abuja Municipal Area Council  AMAC of the Federal Capital Territory FCT on Thursday morning as a fuel tanker discharging its products exploded midway and went up in flames. Vehicles and motorcycles popularly known as okada were equally burnt […]

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