By Ike Abonyi. LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“We must be better and act better if we seriously plan to play on the global stage.” – Peter Obi Even the Labour Party flag bearer for 2023, Peter Obi himself cannot explain the driver of his charisma and the everyday growth in the number accepting his message. Yes,…
By Uzoh Ifeanyi LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It happened in South Africa. It happened in Pakistan. It happened in France. It happened in Ukraine. Volodomyr Zelensky, a lawyer and comedian, was a political outsider before he became Ukrainian president. His political party, Servant of the People, named after a TV series in which he played the…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sometime in 2009, ‘Mr’(as he preferred to be addressed) Peter Obi, Governor Of Anambra State at the time, visited Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and myself at Dallas, Texas. He came to deliver a get well message from Dr Goodluck Jonathan and was billed to attend a black tie event at the Dallas…
By Dasuki Anthony Atata LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I have said this before and I will say it again. Peter Obi is not running a campaign. He is leading a movement. Let me tell you the difference in case you don’t know. Campaigns end as soon as the results of elections are announced. Movements continue…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I find the just concluded primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress party characterised by greed , dishonesty , fraud and bribery as shameful , absurd, imprudent, an insult to the sensibilities and intelligence of Nigerians and consequently unacceptable . The police, the…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bola Tinubu, 70, widely credited with reshaping Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos, will lead the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) into next February’s presidential election but he faces a reinvigorated opposition, allegations of corruption, and health issues as he eyes one of Africa’s most daunting jobs. Once forced into exile by military ruler…
By Steve Osuji LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Obi-nomics sounds cool, isn’t it? And it has gained much traction too just as the Peter Obi presidential aspiration is riding on a great momentum of its own. Obi today is the cause celebre of Nigeria’s politics; making waves everywhere he goes and most importantly, giving Nigerians hope that…
By Chief (Barr). Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-During the two days visit of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), to Asaba Delta State for a RCCG programme, tagged: “Light Up Delta.” the inauguration of a branch of Premium Trust Bank and the seventh-anniversary thanksgiving and praise…