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Peter Obi, Premium Times, Witch-Hunting And Journalism

By Fred Chukwuelobe LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) last Sunday released the “Pandora Papers,” an exposé of the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public officials and politicians from 91 countries and territories. Incidentally, Mr. Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and Vice-Presidential candidate […]

Oct 5 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Northern Nigeria’s Economy Bites Harder Under Security Lockdown

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Straddling a caravan route to the Sahara, the city of Sokoto has since ancient times been a major trading hub in Nigeria’s extreme northwest savannah. But a surge in attacks and mass school kidnappings by criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, has dealt the region a terrible blow, making farming and trading […]

Sep 28 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

The Dangers Of Re-Introduction Of Water Resources Bill

By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that the National Water Resources Bill 2020 will soon be reintroduced at the National Assembly. If passed into law, communities and people living along water fronts in the country, particularly Niger Delta Region, Lagos State and other aquatic areas in the country will be […]

Sep 22 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Agony Of Desperate Nigerians Who Sell Homes, Land To Free Abducted Children

LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam’s 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned out his savings to raise a ransom to free them. He sent his 3 million naira ($7,300) into the bush, together with payments from other families in his […]

Aug 25 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Mohammed Fawehinmi: A Friend Whom My Love For Surpass The Love Of Women

By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo. LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-I am dispirited to hear the sad news of the death of my dear friend , Mohammed Fawehinmi , fondly known as Moh . In pains and tears , I ask why is this world unfair , cruel , mean and heartless to good people .Oh yes! […]

Aug 21 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

If Abba Kyari Lands In US Many Oga Patapata In Police’ll Be Indicted

Tunde Adesola LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-If you went to nursery or primary school in Nigeria, you’re unlikely to miss the deafening ‘A-for-apple’ cognitive verbal rendition schoolchildren crammed and screamed. ‘A-for-apple!’, ‘B-for-ball!’, ‘C-for-cake!’, ‘D-for-dog!’, ‘E-for-egg!’, ‘F-for-fish!’ ‘G-for-goat!’, ‘H-for-hen!’, ‘I-for-ink!’, ‘J-for-jug!’. In my kindergarten days, ‘K’ was for kettle, but now, I guess ‘K’ must be for […]

Aug 2 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

How Arrest Of Igboho In Benin Brings Out Yoruba Unity Worldwide

By David Adenekan LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-To say the trial and travail of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Igboho Oosa) in Republic of Benin is the best unifying force that has happened to the Yoruba nation in this generation, is to say the least. Moreover, if not for the trial and travail of their kinsman, Chief […]

Aug 2 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Inside The Shocking Airport ‘Abduction’ Of IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu

LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Witnesses to the shocking public kidnapping of Nigerian and British national Nnamdi Kanu—head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group—told The Daily Beast that the separatist leader was stepping out of his car at an airport when a group of heavily armed men forcefully seized him to arrange his transfer to […]

Jul 26 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Peter Obi @ 60 -A Retrospect

By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-We can hardly forget those that play critical roles in our lives. As a young Seminarian in 1988, Rev. Fr. Dr. Collins Okeke as our Auxiliary (then a Seminarian), came bubbling with philosophy, being a fresh graduate of philosophy at the time. He is intelligent and everybody knows that. […]

Jul 19 2021 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Why Leadership Matters?

By Kehinde David Folarin LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the light of the tremendous stress laid upon the leadership role in both secular and religious worlds, it is a general principle that we can influence and lead others only so far as we ourselves have gone. The person most likely to be successful is the one […]