LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has showered praises on former President Olusegun Obasanjo as he turns 82 years old, saying that he is “a passionate and great patriot who deserves accolades for his immeasurable contributions to our democracy and national unity.” The President said he would continue to accord Obasanjo respect, in spite of…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has warned those trying to intimidate voters in some parts of the country to stop. He expressed worry over alleged threat by some people in Lagos State that voters would be dealt with should they vote…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old man, Owolabi Adewale, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for killing his aunt, Ebunola Aroboto, 99. The crime occurred at Maraisa Lane Igan road Ago-Iwoye in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state. The command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed this on Tuesday, said the arrest was…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Defending champions, Real Madrid, have been sent packing from this year’s UEFA Champions League. They were humiliated 4-1 by Dutch club Ajax in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie at Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night. Ajax headed to the Bernabeu still dreaming of what could have been in the…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has supported Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar move to seek legal redress on the result of the presidential election. He, however, predicted that Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 23 election, will face “insurmountable legal obstacles” at…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have filed a motion to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to surrender all the materials that were used for the February 23 presidential election, for inspection. The motion ex-parte was lodged before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on…
LAGOS MARcH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Government has called on the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to produce the soldiers who murdered the Government House Photographer, Mr. Reginald Dei, and the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oweikorogha, Mr. Seidougha Taribi during the Presidential/National Assembly elections in Bayelsa. The Director in…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian woman, 25 years-old Princess Okoye excreted fifteen pellets of cocaine at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Sunday, The lady who was travelling to Italy was reported to have equally hid 77 pellets of suspected narcotics in packets that had been hidden in two bottles of milk. “Upon…
