Ikechukwu Amaechi LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was obvious to all discerning minds from the get-go that the 2023 elections would be like no other. However, even the most perceptible of political observers could never have imagined the breadth of the incongruities, if not outright illogicalities, that are underpinning the contest. The ironies are as breathtaking…
LAGOS February 1st (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday abducted Cross River state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Gertrude Njar barely 72 hours after an aide to a federal lawmaker, Mr Kenneth Abang was also kidnapped along Calabar-Ikom federal highway. Findings by Vanguard showed that Mrs. Njar and another lady that was yet to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The NEO AFRICANA CENTRE, a public policy think tank, has expressed concern over the right of Nigerian students to vote in the forthcoming general elections. The presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled to hold on February 25, 2023, a date in which tertiary institutions in Nigeria will still be in session….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of some communities and markets in the Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State have begun to abandon the Nigerian currency for CFA franc because of the shortage of New Naira Notes, SaharaReporters has gathered. Investigations showed that Illela, a border town with Niger Republic and of about 105 kilometres from…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation has disclosed that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is not in talks with the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over a possible alliance. The PUNCH reports that Atiku hinted at his readiness to work with Obi and the New Nigerian People Party’s candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, revealed that some people in Aso Rock Villa are working to frustrate the victory of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, during this month’s election. He said, ”I believe there are elements in the Villa that want us to lose the election because…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as Secretary, National Action Committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for a tenure of four years. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the appointment took effect from…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Naka, the headquarters of the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, Superintendent of Police Mamud Abubakar has been killed in an ambush by suspected herdsmen operating in the area. Abubakar was responding to a distress call from road users along the Naka-Makurdi…