LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France has condemned the ousting of transitional leaders in Mali who had been tasked with steering the return to civilian rule after a coup last August. Calling the ousters a “coup d’etat”, President Emmanuel Macron threatened sanctions by the European Union. “We are ready in the coming hours to take targeted sanctions” against those responsible, Macron said in Brussels…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued Certificate of Return to Sen. Hope Uzodinma as winner of March 19, 2019 governorship election in Imo, in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the ceremony at INEC headquarters in Abuja, Uzodinma dedicated his victory to God and “functional…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ogbakha-Edo, a Benin-Socio cultural group, has raised an alarm over what it described as the “sudden and embarrassing influx of thousands of young able-bodied jobless men ostensibly of the Hausa/Fulani tribe from the northern parts of Nigeria, into Benin Kingdom, nay Edo South Senatorial District”. The group noted that apart from eyewitness…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-For his resilience and ability to take Nigeria’s political discourse and landscape to the next level with his OBIDIENTS MOVEMENT during the 2023 Presidential election And his ability to singlehandedly make the Labour Party a third force to reckon with within a short period of time , the Editorial Board of CKNNEWS…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Multiple reports in Italy claims Juventus’ star forward Cristiano Ronaldo wants Mourinho to become their new manager after it was announced that Max Allegri is stepping down this summer after winning five-straight Serie A titles with the Turin club. Mourinho, 56, has been out of a job since Manchester United fired him…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) says starting from January 16th, some areas in Ikeja Local Government Area will experience blackouts for 5 days. The company said in a statement that a technical upgrade at its New Alausa Injection substation would be done. It disclosed that the move is in…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely two days to the gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections, delegation of European Union(EU) and Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS), Thursday met with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General TY Buratai at the COAS Conference Room in Abuja. The purpose of the visit according to the Head…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS) The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, the winner of Ondo State governorship poll. Governor Akeredolu was returned elected after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly-contested poll conducted on Saturday, 10th October 2020. He won in…