LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NESRANGERS)-The presidential flagbearer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has officially confirmed former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as his running mate for the 2019 general elections. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday evening by the Director General of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Mr Gbenga…
LAGOS OTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was a merry moment after the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the February 14, 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, picked former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, as his running mate. Obi emerged the preferred choice of both the party and the candidate after series of consultations by stakeholders in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jubilation erupted in various parts of Nigeria on Friday as a former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, was named the Vice Presidential candidate to Abubakar Atiku of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 general election. A legal practitioner from Anambra state who was caught in the joyous mood said, “Peter…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An aircraft belonging to Overland Airways, parked inside Overland Air hangar at the domestic wing of the Muritala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, is currently on fire. It is believed the plane was being serviced when it caught fire. The inferno also spread to other aircraft, causing damages estimated to be worth millions…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency on Thursday said it was not surprised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. It boasted that both Obasanjo and Atiku will lose the 2019 presidential election to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa state government officials invited to the World Mental Health Day Celebration were reported to have shunned the event. NewsRangers learnt that Bayelsa state First lady, Dr Racheal Dickson , Information and Orientation Commissioner , Hon Daniel Iworiso Markson, Education Commissioner, Hon Jonathan Obuebite, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Developments, Hon…
By Amos Odeh LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mr Kenedy West, Senior Special Adviser to Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Wednesday urged Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Ibe Kachikwu to include regional interest in train-7 of the NLNG. West an aide to Dickson on Niger Delta youth matters said the provision of opportunities for host…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed his ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 presidential election. Obasanjo spoke on Thursday when Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and some leaders of the Party visited him at his Abeokuta home. He said he believed Atiku has ‘re-discovered and re-positioned himself’…