LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate President Bukola Saraki has been named the director-general of campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The appointment, which had been subject of media speculation for days, was confirmed this morning by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, who said zonal coordinators had also…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Voice of America (VOA) has fired or proposed the removal of 15 staff members of its Hausa Service over what the broadcast station described as “improper payments.” It was alleged that Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari had visited the station in Washington, taken a tour of the office premises, and gifted the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has endorsed the selection of former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 Nigerian general elections. “The World Igbo Congress Board of Directors, the House of Delegates, and the worldwide affiliates congratulate Chief Peter…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Garba Shehu, who appeared on Channels TV last night on behalf of the Presidency, disclosed that the Federal Government is yet to release names of those affected by the travel ban empowered by the Executive Order 6. Reacting to the list with former Ministers and Governors including a dead judge which went…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of the South East Senate Caucus, Enyinnaya Abaribe and senator representing Edo Central, Clifford Ordia, as well as the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have thrown their weight behind the candidacy of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and his choice of running mate, Peter Obi,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has filed a lawsuit against the ruling APC for disqualifying him as a governorship aspirant in Oyo state on account of not presenting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme discharge certificate. The National Working Committee had on September 27th (read here) disqualified Shittu from the Oyo…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Innocent Umezulike, former Enugu State CJ who was buried last month, is among the 50 Nigerian personalities banned by President Muhammadu Buhari from traveling outside the country . Justice Professor I.A Umezulike was the Chief Judge of Enugu State for over 13 years, remarkably the longest serving Chief Judge in South Eastern…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Executive Order 6 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Waziri of Adamawa said the signing of the Executive order can lead to another recession in Nigeria. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, had disclosed that…