LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party (LP) campaign council has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to demarket Peter Obi, its presidential candidate. The campaign council was reacting to a leaked clip allegedly involving Obi and David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners Chapel. In the viral clip, a voice similar to that of Obi…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Channels Television presenter, Seun Okinbaloye, has reacted to the N5 million fine recently slammed on the TV station by the National Broadcasting Commission NBC, stating that the “media will not be silenced as Nigeria belongs to everyone”. The regulatory body had last week slammed Channels the fine, following a petition received from…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appointed nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the results of the February 25 presidential election. The team of lawyers will be led by Abubakar Mahmoud, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Other members of the legal team include Stephen Adehi (SAN),…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Peoples Movement (APM) has said the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, will not stand owing to the “flawed process” of nominating his vice presidential pick, Kashim Shettima. The party, which filed a petition against the outcome of the 25 February presidential election on 20…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema scored a stunning hat-trick in a seven-minute salvo as Real Madrid thumped Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday in La Liga. The champions, second, sit 12 points behind leaders Barcelona after the Catalans beat Elche on Saturday, with 11 games remaining each. Carlo Ancelotti’s side warmed up for their Copa del…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An infamous pro-Russian combatant turned propagandist, known by the pseudonym Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in a St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday, in an explosion that injured at least 25 others, according to the Russian government. Footage captured on a cellphone just before the explosion showed Tatarsky examining a statuette of a…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis attended a Palm Sunday service in St Peter’s Square, a day after he was discharged from the hospital following successful treatment for a severe bout of bronchitis. He was driven into the huge esplanade, sitting in the back of an open-topped vehicle as it passed through the crowds, before descending and…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olisa Agbakoba, (SAN), has expressed his waning confidence in the Nigerian courts. Agbakoba blamed his discouragement on the recent judgments coming out of the courts, which according to him are baffling and unexpected from justices at that level. The senior lawyer who spoke as…