By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Recently, Barr. Kenneth Okonkwo appeared on Channels Television where, as usual, he poured invectives on Mr Peter Obi. I am pleased that the matter has now become one between him and Barr. Obunike Ohaegbu, who has publicly stated that, in his eagerness to attack Obi unfairly, Kenneth fabricated…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The defection of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) last month has reshaped Nigeria’s political contest, particularly in the North-west geopolitical zone. This region has been a stronghold of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), where it has won the presidential…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The three malls in Onitsha, Awka, and Nnewi were initiated by Mr. Peter Obi. They formed part of the requirements for implementing the urban renewal plan for the three major towns in Anambra State. Onitsha Mall: This project was entirely executed by a private company. The state’s…
By Steve Osuji LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-This column has determined that any leader who cannot reverse Nigeria’s drift in four years may never be able to do so in 40 years. Peter Obi, the frontliner of the National Democratic Party, NDC, has vowed repeatedly that all he needs is just a term of four years…
By Promise Adiele LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians and their socio-political spaces are evidently suffering from a rare, high-pitched fever called Peter Obi. It has become a quotidian fever. The symptoms are immediate and impactful. It manifests at all times and everywhere. Given its overwhelming spread across the country, millions of people have become victims. The…
By Mohammed Lere LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fragile calm that returned to the Kaduna-Abuja highway after years of deadly kidnappings and attacks appears to be fading, as incidents of abduction are quietly resurfacing along one of Nigeria’s busiest transport corridors. The latest incident, the abduction and eventual death of former House of Representatives member, Abba…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inevitable deaths are in the offing in 2027. Those familiar with Nigeria’s electoral mythology, history and patterns, know that 2027 general elections will be a harbinger of death, powered by electoral violence. It will take a miracle to escape what will play out. People will die. Nigerians…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-During the Peter Obi wave in 2022, many individuals – some of whom never realistically had prospects of electoral victory – secured positions largely on the strength of his popularity and political momentum. Shortly after settling into offices, several of them defected to other political parties. A few,…
