LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has said that it is not mandatory for a presidential candidate to win the Federal Capital Territory to be declared the winner of the election. Currently, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party are leading the race…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior advocate of Nigeria, Emeka Ozoani (SAN) on Tuesday evening, said a candidate cannot legally and constitutionally be declared the winner of the presidential Election if he or she fails to win the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “Any presidential candidate who did not win Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, cannot legally and…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos-based legal practitioner, C. S. Olisakwe Esq of Chukwunonso Ikenna Chambers has petitioned the state police commissioner over an alleged discriminatory Twitter comment allegedly made by the police spokesman against Igbo traders. The petition accused the state police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin of making the controversial comment. According to a copy of…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Chioma Agwuegbo was one of tens of thousands of young Nigerians who took to the streets in October 2020 to demand an end to police brutality in Nigeria. The mass movement, which became known as #EndSARS, called for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad after a video of a man getting…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the winner of the just concluded presidential election, Bola Tinubu, saying that he is best man for the job. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election early on Wednesday morning, defeating main challengers Atiku Abubakar of…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a…