Ikechukwu Amaechi LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was obvious to all discerning minds from the get-go that the 2023 elections would be like no other. However, even the most perceptible of political observers could never have imagined the breadth of the incongruities, if not outright illogicalities, that are underpinning the contest. The ironies are as breathtaking […]
Feb 2 2023 | Posted in
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By Anthony Echi LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Football tacticians and lay statisticians will tell you that when a player is sent off the pitch, the probability of the team losing widens by over 60% and it makes no difference whether they are playing at home or away. This is the situation facing Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the […]
Jan 31 2023 | Posted in
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By ECHI ANTHONY LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I was scrolling through Twitter when I came across this post from @ChifeDr real name Dr. Aloy Chife. “I have a Ph.D. And I’m very proud to be called “Igbo trader” I will clean toilets if the money is good. Has decades of elevating work-shy little men into positions […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians voting for a new president next month will have 18 contenders to choose from but the three men seen as the leading candidates have been separately accused of trading in narcotics, money laundering and global tax avoidance. None of them has ever been indicted, which would rule them out from running […]
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By Fadaka Louis LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The social scene has been abuzz by the news of patricide (a son killing his father) that occurred on the night of the 20th December, 2022, at their residence in Ayobo, a border town between Ogun and Lagos State. Different theories (mostly untrue) as to what led up to […]
Jan 11 2023 | Posted in
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Fidelity Bank PLC Peter Obi became the highest shareholder and Chairman of Fidelity bank in 1994 at the young age of 34 making him the youngest ever chairman of a Nigerian bank till date, it was a regional bank (Tier-3) according to CBN stratification of commercial banks. Peter Obi led Fidelity to Tier […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Like a joke, and as Fela sang in one of his all time hits, “the thing wey dey cos our suffer, e don dey show him face to us…” Finally, those who have been BEHIND the SUFFERING of Nigerians have now been exposed to us. For this, our GRATITUDE should go to […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Professor Pat Utomi-led Big Tent Coalition of political parties and civil society organisations has created layers of independent structures, and introduced novel cause-related engagements for the productive and collaborative engagement of “Obidients.” These structures engage the grassroots with a view to re-orientating the nation’s politics, writes Deji Elumoye. The Big Tent […]
Dec 27 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Once again, Mr Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, is in the news. Central bankers the world over have dominated newspaper headlines as they have sought to tighten monetary conditions to stave off rising prices in their respective economies. As domestic inflation rises relentlessly, Mr Emefiele, a late […]
Dec 27 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A lot of misgivings and distortions have been given about Dr. Doyin Okupe and his conviction today by the Federal High Court Abuja as everyone and everyauthoritywas just writing whatever pleases them. The facts are as follows: In January 2018, Dr. Okupe was charged along with 2 other companies, Value Trust […]
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