LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-We have just left St. Raphael Hospital, Umueri, of the Anglican Diocese of Niger West, where Mr. Peter Obi, true to his long-standing tradition, commenced the thanksgiving for his 65th birthday by celebrating humanity through an act of compassion and service. Not even the rains could stop him. During the visit,…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, CFR, KSJI, Deputy President of the 9th Senate and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Senatorial Candidate for Delta Central, has felicitated with the party’s presidential flagbearer, His Excellency Peter Gregory Obi, CON, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, describing him as a symbol of hope for a…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The OK Movement has felicitated with the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on his 65th birthday anniversary. In a post on its verified X handle on Sunday, the movement described Obi as a rock that refuses to bow. It also described the 65th birthday anniversary of the former Anambra…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as its next president after she polled the most votes when voting officially ended Sunday morning. Mrs Badejo-Okusanya, the only female among the three presidential candidates, polled 12,317 votes to emerge the winner of the election, which…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Kayinsola Ajayi has won his second consecutive Diamond League 100 meter race after another blistering performance at the London Stadium on Saturday. The 21-year-old defeated Jamaica’s Seville Oblique, the reigning world champion over the distance, for the second time in two weeks. Ajayi crossed the finish line at 9.84 seconds, equaling the…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called for the immediate suspension and resignation of the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, over the death of 26-year-old physiotherapist, Mary Habila. The group threatened nationwide protests if its demands are not met within seven days. In a statement signed by its National…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has called on President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to review controversial provisions of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, warning that aspects of the proposed legislation could infringe on Nigerians’ constitutional rights and worsen the plight of vulnerable citizens. The…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Greek biographer Plutarch, in the preamble to his “Life of Alexander”, observed: “I am writing biography, not history; and the most brilliant exploits do not always manifest a man’s virtue or vice so well as a slight thing, a word or a jest, which often tells us…
