LAGOSJUNE 9H (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has declared his interest to contest for the Office of President, in the upcoming 2019 general elections. The 56-year-old made the announcement during an interview with Deutsche Welle Africa on Friday. He is yet to disclose the platform on which he will be running….
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government on Saturday declared June 12, 2018 as public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 presidential election adjudged to be have won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola. The state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in a statement signed by the Secretary to the…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are growing concerns over the whereabouts of Michael Adikwu and Kayode Opadokun, two of the arrowheads of the Offa bank robbery. In a press statement on Sunday to update the public with details of the investigation into the robbery and the invitation to Senate President Bukola Saraki to explain his alleged…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN ) burnt flags of the US and Israel in Abuja on Friday, sparking tension. Chanting songs and waving flags, the IMN members said they were protesting the killings of their members in Palestine. The protest marched from the National Mosque to the Julius…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has said. Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the visit was at the invitation of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. He said the…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Report reaching us has revealed that former Nigeria Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant in 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar may be in financial mess. Our source disclosed revealed that middle and upper level administrators in the American University of Nigeria Yola owned the Turaki of Adamwa got an…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced that June 12 this year will not be marked as a public holiday following its declaration as the new Democracy Day. In a tweet on Friday, the Federal Government said while it will not be marked this year, June 12 “in future years will replace May 29th…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of civil organisations on Friday demanded the immediate resignation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, following reports that he was allegedly involved in the recent robbery of some commercial banks in Offa, Kwara State. The organisation also premised its demand on Saraki’s non-declaration of his assets and killings of over…