LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday criticised fellow leaders who extend term limits to cling to power, saying this was having a “corrosive” effect, and promised free and fair elections when the country elects his successor in February. Buhari, 79, who took office after defeating a sitting president in elections in 2015,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The team of the Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pulled out of the campaign Council of the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. “Rising from their stormy meeting in Port Harcourt early morning on Wednesday, members of the team vowed not to partake in Atiku’s campaign activities…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old married man, Douglas Tamunokopo, is standing trial before Justice C.O Agbaza at the High Court, Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Udo Abigail, for committing an abortion without his consent. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was in a romantic relationship with Tamunokopo when she got…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Seventy three percent of Nigeria’s healthcare workers have stated that a lack of financial support will be one of the biggest threats to their national health system in the event of a new global health emergency in the next five years, a global survey has shown. The study, by YouGov on behalf…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has revealed that he would ensure lasting peace in the country by unifying the country and rebuilding its social cohesion and mutual trust among the people. Obi made this known at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Peace Conference in Abuja, where he was…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In continuation with its avowed determination to further stem the tide of crime and other nefarious activities in the state, the Gombe State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers. The two suspects arrested are Mohammed Aminu and Salisu Sa’idu all of Tudun wada’s quarters in the Gombe metropolis. According to a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) held an emergency meeting…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Taraba State on Tuesday nullified the state governorship primary election that produced Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election. The case was filed by one of the governorship aspirants, David Sabo Kente. Justice Simon Amobeda in his ruling…
