LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday congratulated Dr. Kayode Fayemi over his victory at the Ekiti state governorship election held on Saturday. In a letter to Fayemi, copies of which were made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the former president said he received the news with delight while in transit to China….
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram jihadists overran a military base in northeast Nigeria after a ferocious firefight, security sources said Sunday, the second major assault on the country’s forces in two days. The militants invaded a base holding hundreds of soldiers in Yobe state — where they abducted over 100 girls from a school earlier…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former vice-president and leading presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will be commencing a consultation and familiarization tour across the country beginning from July 16, 2018 ahead of the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former number two citizen will begin with a scheduled visit to Gombe State on Monday…
By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I started my independent life by training as a reputation manager, so I probably understand public perception management and behavioural effects in a manner that would escape a casual observer. Nigerians have a way of designing stories to soothe their narrative ignoring the lessons therein. I have been…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven Nigerians are facing charges after prosecutors say they targeted people on dating websites and swindled them out of more than $1.5 million. Five have been arrested and two are fugitives. The U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta said in a news release Friday that the Nigerians created fake online dating profiles with…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty hours after, the Presidency has disowned the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political Matters, Gideon Sammani, over the announcement of former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff as the Director General of Buhari 2019 Presidential Support Committee. It described the announcement as “unauthorised, misleading and…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The governor-elect of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has described his victory in Saturday’s governorship election as one “ for reclaiming the land and restoring Ekiti values.” Fayemi spoke on Sunday while addressing the newsmen in Isan-Ekiti shortly after he was declared the winner of the governorship election. He said: ” The victory…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paul Okoye and his wife Anita, celebrated their twins Nadia and Nathan‘s first birthday over the weekend and though several celebrities graced the occasion, his twin brother, Peter was noticeably absent. The brother and his family failed to show up at the event which held in the heart of Lagos. Apparently, the…