LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday formally commenced the first phase of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery complex. This involves a detailed check and equipment inspection of the plant, beginning from the end of March, after which it will run for six months. The project will be executed…
By Olawale Rasheed LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian democratic experiment has passed through several phases.The turbulence of the polity can be demoralizing and the contestation can be truly ungodly.In the brickbat of power struggle at times emerged shining light to which all political warlords embrace even when they share different political orientations.The September 2018 governorship election…
By Young Erhiurhoro LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since 1945, in the history of classical democracies, the world government under the United Nations and the African Union usually set development goals in different areas of human existence and government for member countries. From 1999 to 2014, it was Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now, from 2015 to…
By Inibehe Effiong LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The purported suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari is unequivocally unconstitutional, illegal, immoral and grossly indefensible. What General Buhari has done, putting it mildly, is a brazen coup against democracy. The following 20 (twenty) points are worth noting: 1….
By Eyerin Bature LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is on record that the Amnesty Programme was created by late President Yar ‘Adua’s administration for the development, education and empowerment of hostile Niger Delta youths so as to create conducive environment for the production of oil which is the main source of Nigeria revenue. Since the creation…
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje ‘Those who governed well did not arm, those who were armed well did not set up battle lines, those who set up battle lines well did not fight, those who fought well did not lose, and those who lost well did not perish’ – Zhuge Liang, 3d century. The floodgate of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Several high-profile figures in Nigeria, including a former government minister, have claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has died and been replaced by a lookalike from Sudan. Tweets, Facebook posts and YouTube videos repeating claims that the leader of Africa’s most populous nation is an imposter called “Jubril” have been shared and viewed…
By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David R. Leffler LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Terrorism has taken a disturbing turn with the horrific murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Apparently the intent of this murder was to send a message to all journalists dedicated to thoughtful criticism of government. Therefore, what would be the most appropriate journalistic response…
