LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States says it is compiling reports on the 2019 general elections with a view to giving a proper response on it. The US said it was actively involved with political happenings in the country, particularly regarding the 2019 election. The US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in February 23 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the fallouts from some states in last Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections, particularly in Rivers State – to which he drew the attention of the international community. Obi, a former…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the inconclusive governorship and assembly elections held last Saturday in some states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would hold supplementary elections in the affected states on March 23. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this on Tuesday night in a…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Judge handling the alleged multi-million Naira National Union of Journalists (NUJ) housing fraud, Mrs. Dupe Ogunsanwo has decried the absent of key defendants in court. During the last sitting she urged all interested parties to appear at the sitting in their own interest in order to find amicable resolution to the…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Chad, says the leadership of the Boko Haram terrorists group is currently overwhelmed and in disarray. Col, Timothy Antigha, the Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Antigha said the group…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Islamic State faced imminent defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday as hundreds of jihadist fighters and their families surrendered and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said the battle was as good as over. A Reuters journalist in Baghouz saw hundreds of people surrendering to the SDF, which launched its…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The boxing icon, former world champion and Olympic gold medalist tweeted about his daughter’s death on Sunday. On Sunday, news broke that George Foreman’s daughter Freeda Foreman died unexpectedly at age 42 in her home near Houston. On Tuesday, medical examiners confirmed to the Associated Press that Foreman died by suicide. Daddy…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two election observer groups have called on the Federal Government to fully implement the recommendations of the Mohammed Uwais and Ken Nnamani led political reform committees to check electoral fraud. The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) made the call on Monday in Abuja in their preliminary report…
