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Presidential Amnesty Programme: Empowering Niger Delta Youths With Quality Education

By Onesirosan Agbajoh LAGOS JULY8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Amnesty programme for the people of Niger Delta today, has become a Success Story and a pointer to the fact that Nigerian Government indeed is committed to addressing the aged long neglect and marginalization of the Region which has remain the economic nerve-center of the country. The Programme […]

Jul 8 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Splits In APC Could Hamper Buhari Re-Election Bid

LAGOS JULY 5TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s ruling party has split after a faction declared that it no longer supports the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, threatening his hopes of a securing a second term in an election due early next year. A group of politicians who were part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) told a news conference […]

Jul 5 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

2019: The Nagging Paradox Of Authentic Leadership

By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The regretful narrative of episodic elections and political leadership deficit reminds me of Robert Kaplan classic entitled: The coming of Anarchy. In the book, he painted a gloomy picture of how episodic experiment in democracy, scarcity, crime, over population, ethnicity, and weak leadership are rapidly destroying the social […]

Jul 5 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

‘Buhari’s Visit To Cross River Is A Validation Of Ayade’s Giant Strides’

By Linus Obogo LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The story of Cross River State Rice City project can be likened to that of a budding pregnancy. At first, it bears symptoms of an onset of fever and progresses further into physiognomic changes in the carrier of the fetus with manifest signs like vomiting, nausea as well as […]

Jul 3 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Ending Bloodbath in Plateau State, Middle Belt

By Kwamkur Samuel LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NESRANGERS)-It is sad to receive another news of massive killings and destructions of over 200 lives and millions worth of properties of Plateau state citizens. I understand similar attacks are ongoing in parts of Taraba, Adamawa, Zamfara,Kaduna and Benue States amongst others. I have been inundated with calls to […]

Jun 26 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Leah Sharibu, Dapchi Five And Ransom Scam

By Mcgregor LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)In the sandy grounds of the Sahara Salient, at an unknown distance from the remote village of Dapchi lie in unmarked graves, the bodies of five girls. No epitaph. The Sahel is hyper-arid with sparse vegetation, grassland, and desert shrub where moisture collects. Many sand seas and dunes field spiced […]

Jun 25 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Thirteen Powerful Politicians Buhari Sends To Prison

LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari launched his on the three-pronged promises of securing the lives and properties of Nigerians, restoring the economy, and fighting corruption. Three years down the line, several top former political office holders have been sent to jail, in fulfillment of the current administration’s avowed determination to fight corruption head-on. Prominent […]

Jun 20 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Did Kingibe Deserve The Honour?

By Na’Allah Mohammed Zagga LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-What is the basis of awarding Baba Gana Kingibe a national honour side by side Chief MKO Abiola? This was a running mate who opportunistically deserted Abiola and abandoned him to his fate, and ignobly lapped up an appointment from dictator Sani Abacha, the military usurper. President Muhammadu […]

Jun 14 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Nyame, Dariye, Other Convictions Vindicate EFCC Of Selectivity

LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The conviction of two prominent members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye in quick succession by a Federal Capital Territory High Court has put a lie to the often repeated charge by critics and cynics that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, is lukewarm in prosecuting […]

Jun 14 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Farewell To Lagos Danfo

By Lucia Edafioka LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Every time I am scrolling through social media and I see “Ambode to phase out danfo/ yellow buses” my lips always curve into a huge smile. It is about time, right? We cannot be claiming mega city when our public transportation system is a disgrace. This phasing out of […]

Jun 9 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »