LAGOS FEBRURY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party says the counsel by the All Progressives Congress National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and military dictator, Gen Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) should quit politics and join the retiree’s club, best suits President Muhammadu Buhari. The party said Tinubu’s stance completely vindicates the position of…
By Kevin Bloom LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In March 2009, less than two months before Jacob Zuma assumed office as the fourth President of post-apartheid South Africa, the Dalai Lama’s visa application to enter the country was denied. The Tibetan spiritual leader had been scheduled to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg, on the invitation of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has assured that the Apapa Port Wharf concrete road currently under construction by his company, AG Dangote would be delivered on schedule to save the people and businesses the hassles of the traffic gridlock being experienced now. He gave the assurance yesterday when he visited the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, who was equipped with a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jacob Zuma has quit as President of South Africa, finally succumbing to a slew of corruption scandals that have drained support from his ruling African National Congress party. “No life should be lost in my name and also the ANC should never be divided in my name,” he said during a nationally…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Apparently a 20-year old Kenyan lady is reported to have surprised her boyfriend with a brand new Mercedes-Benz e 200 2010 on Valentines day. The lady identified as Fridah Kariuki is a model and a student from Kenya Methodist University decided to gift her man Michael Musyimi with a new Mercedes…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Netherlands’ second tier side Fortuna Sittard have sacked former Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh for what it calls “unacceptable actions”. The club statement said: “Several attempts by the club to encourage a change in the coach’s behaviour have unfortunately not worked, resulting in an unworkable situation. The board of Fortuna Sittard emphasizes that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mild drama played out at the Senate Wednesday morning when senators compete over Valentine dressing during the plenary session. The scene for the drama was set when the Chief Whip of the Senate, Olusola Adeyeye (APC,Osun) observed that trio of Senators Oluremi Tinubu, Dino Melaye and Monsuratu Sunmonu wore red in…
