LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Special Adviser to the former Governor of Anambra State has reacted to the news trending in the media that his boss, Mr. Peter Obi, is the Vice Presidential candidate to Alhaji Abukakar Atiku. In a release made available to the NewsRangers, Mr. Valentine Obienyem dismissed the news as mere speculation. In…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja has again refused bail to the Managing Directors (MD) of Samadores Ltd and Aqua Rock Real Estate, Samuel Okeke, describing him as a flight risk. The court denied bail to the applicant, following opposition from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice president, Atiku Abubakar may be set to pick ex-Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi as his running mate ahead of the 2019 presidential election, sources close to the Turaki of Adamawa revealed to BusinessDay. Atiku recently announced his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)— More than 200 people died in weekend clashes in central Nigeria between farmers and herders after attacks by “suspected militia herdsmen,” the governor of Plateau State said. Simon Lalong spoke late Tuesday during a visit by President Muhammadu Buhari after military, police and counterterror units were sent to end the bloodshed…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo exchanging greetings with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar while former President of Benin Republic; Boni Yayi looks on with excitements at the Gusau Institute during a function on ‘A New Era for China-Africa Cooperation’ at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Though there had…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s stance on the restructuring of the country, saying there was no alternative to restructuring if Nigeria must make progress. Atiku stated that he remained resolute in his support for the restructuring of the country, positing that there was “too much…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria are out of the World Cup after failing to overcome Argentina in their Group D clash at the St Petersburg Stadium. Nigeria needed a win or a draw to progress, and came into the game with three points against Argentina’s one. Victory would have guaranteed progress regardless of the outcome of…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command in Adamawa says some youth in the state now utilises human urine to intoxicate themselves. The state commander of agency, Mr Yakubu Kibo made this known Tuesday in Yola in his speech to mark the 2018 UN International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit…