LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US, European and other governments on Thursday urged Nigeria to ensure a peaceful presidential election this weekend as skirmishes broke out in a key city on the last day of campaigning. More than 93 million Nigerians are registered to vote on Saturday in what has developed into a tense, competitive race among…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 224TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A controversial leader of a Nigerian secessionist movement has been arrested at his home in Finland, the BBC has confirmed. Simon Ekpa has allegedly used social media to incite violence. He leads a faction within the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), which is fighting for a breakaway state in south-eastern Nigeria. The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari convened the National Security Council, NSC, meeting yesterday, with the Inspector General of Police IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, revealing that the force is investigating individuals, including state governors, whose utterances were considered to have incited citizens to riot over the naira…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has ordered movement restriction for the first part of the 2023 General Elections – the Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The polls are scheduled to be held on Saturday February 25 across all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Force headquarters, Wednesday night, announced that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-When shoe salesman Haruna Abubakar voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and again in 2019, he was one of more than a million Nigerians backing the former army chief in his stronghold of northern Kano State. Home to Nigeria’s second largest city and the economic heart of the country’s Muslim north,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned one Usman Abubakar alongside his foundation, Young Alhaji Foundation, before a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged N950m fraud. Abubakar, who was brought before Justice Mojisola Dada, is facing five counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing and attempt to steal and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party (LP) presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have been projected to win this weekend’s presidential election with a wide margin. The Governance Index, a reputable consulting firm hired by the Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) to analyze preparations and projections for the 2023…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, members of the Labour Party and supporters of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja to canvas for a free, fair and credible poll. The group, under the umbrella of Citizen Advocates 4 Labour Party…