LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the observers in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Intercontinental Leadership Initiative, has queried the integrity of the election. Country Head of the organisation, Mr Stafford Bisong, who spoke in Benin on Monday. said that his group h had its officials across the 18 Local Government Area of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a colonel after an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists. The army described D.C. Bako as “one of our gallant and finest war heroes.” PREMIUM TIMES reported the ambush, near Damboa, which led to the death of Mr Bako, a colonel who also commands an…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the Elephants of Ivory Coast and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, scheduled for Austria. Five other players have been put on standby, according to a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday. The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has paid glowing tribute to his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who clocked 60 yesterday. He praised the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District for her perseverance, endurance and independent character, attributes, which, according to him, she exhibited particularly during the struggle against military…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The head of Mali’s military junta said Monday he will serve as the vice president in a transitional government that is supposed to bring about a return to democracy more than a month after a coup. The move is likely to be immediately rejected by the international community, which has called on…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-American actor and comedian, Eddie Murphy, has bagged his first Emmy for his appearance ‘Saturday Night Live’ (SNL). The comedian is getting this award 40 years after he first featured in the late night comedy series. The 59-year-old was up for the award with Fred Willard of ‘Modern Family’, and Adam Driver…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the results of the governorship poll held on Saturday in which Governor Godwin Obaseki was declared winner. Obaseki had polled 307,955 votes to defeat Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC who scored 223,619 votes. Reacting to Obaseki’s victory, the APC…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as governor of Edo State. He congratulated him on Sunday in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, urging him to continue to show grace and humility in victory. The President also commended…
