LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The insinuation that the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also known as G-5, may unanimously back a Southern presidential candidate has been put to rest. The G-5 comprising Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The body of footballer Christian Atsu, who died after an earthquake hit Turkey two weeks ago, has been returned to his native Ghana. The flight landed in Accra late on Sunday, and his coffin was carried away by members of Ghana’s armed forces. Atsu was found dead on Saturday under his home…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leading contenders in Nigeria’s presidential election have made their last push for support, a week before the West African nation’s key election. As the campaign period neared its end, both the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu and the main opposition’s Atiku Abubakar on Saturday held rallies in the northeast, where extremists have…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old boy for allegedly conniving with five others to abduct his mother and three others and collecting the sum of N30m as ransom. The state police spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu, while addressing journalists in Gusau, the state capital, on Friday, said the suspect, Thomas…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will on Saturday, February 18,2023 embark on a 100 Million Global March across the 774 local government areas in the 36 states, including Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and major cities around the world. This was made known in a statement issued on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Neo Africana Centre (NAC), a public policy think tank, has thrown its weight behind the currency swap policy of the Federal Government which has seen some denominations of the old Naira notes give way to redesigned ones. The Centre said it is persuaded to back the policy following the valuable light…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people on Friday died in a well at a construction site in the Owode area of Ede, Osun State. The deceased, a cleric, Adebayo Oluwasina, 46; Lateef Adediran, 22; and Waliu Adediran, 31; met their death while attempting to recover a bucket that fell into a well. A resident of Alaro…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In-form Super Eagles of Nigeria star Victor Osimhen has scored his 100th senior career goal, after netting a stunning first half goal for Napoli football club against Sassuolo football club on Friday night. The 24-year-old has been in an astonishing form for Napoli football club since the beginning of the season and…