http://ift.tt/2eZMjPQ LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Akwa Ibom State Chapter has released the timetable and guidelines for the November 11 local government elections in the state. PDP State Chairman, Obong Paul Ekpo, on Tuesday, in a statement, said sales of nomination form begins as from 8th of September, 2017 at the party…
http://ift.tt/2w3g4F2 Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A socio-political group, the Nigerian Wailers, has revealed it is carrying out massive sensitization of Nigerians ahead of the 2019 general election in the country. The group said the enlightenment has become necessary to help Nigerians avoid a repetition of the mistake they made in the choices of candidates in…
http://ift.tt/2gDb44l LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion on Tuesday at the Unity Fountain in Abuja as Nigerian students numbering over 200 chased away one Aruna Kadiri who was parading himself as President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Kadiri had planned to stage an unauthorised protest against the ongoing strike by the Academic…
http://ift.tt/2j04Dgm LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A reported clash between members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and some soldiers has thrown Umuahia, the Abia state capital, in a state of confusion. The Nation reports that the clash which occurred on Monday night, September 4 at the popular Isi Gate area shut down the city as…
http://ift.tt/2eWM1t2 LAGOS SEPTEMBER A pressure group, Coalition For Truth and Justice (CFTJ), on Monday informed Nigerians that Amnesty International had earmarked about N10 billion to settle “dormant terror NGOs and CSOs to champion the break up of the country. The organisation also alleged that AI had been responsible for Boko Haram insurgency in the North…
http://ift.tt/2vGh5rC Seun Kuti LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NESRANGERS)-Seun Kuti, son of late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has heavily criticised the current administration. In a series of tweets on Monday afternoon, the singer expressed his sadness over policies of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. Seun lamented that nothing is working in the country and that the…
http://ift.tt/2vGjjaw Hector LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The winner of the third season of reality show “Gulder Ultimate Search”, Hector Jobarteh, was reportedly shot dead in his home in Lagos on Sunday. Two Facebook users, Baskelly Legendhustler and Oluwatosin Van Phillips Genesis, both shared the news on their pages. “Goodbye Hector-Jobarteh, the winner of gulder ultimate search…
http://ift.tt/2wBS9hY LAGOS DEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An anti-corruption court in Indonesia has sentenced a Constitutional Court judge, Patrialis Akbar to eight years in prison for allegedly receiving bribe worth $10,000. The court sitting in Jakarta, on Monday found Akbar guilty of receiving the bribe from a meat importer. Prosecutors told the court that the alleged bribe was…