LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, is set to declare his intention to vie for the 2023 Presidency, according to one of his closest allies. “I can tell you on good authority that Obi will sooner than later declare his presidential ambition. He has almost concluded nationwide consultations and I…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An elder statesman and Former Aviation Minister, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has declared his support for former Governor Peter Obi, whom he said is the best presidential candidate and his most preferred choice for Presidency come 2023. Babatope made the declaration during his interview with The Sun Newspapers, where he stated that the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Governor of Enugu State who was also a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, has called on different political parties, especially the PDP, in the interest of fairness, equity and justice, to zone their presidential tickets to the South East, saying that the Igbos…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Seun Onigbide, the co-founder and CEO of BudgIT, a Nigerian civic tech organisation, has suggested raising ₦10 billion through crowdfunding for the presidential campaign of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi. Although Peter Obi has not formally declared for the presidency, he has, however, said he would be willing to contest if…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Associates of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have been at daggers drawn over the 2023 presidential election and the rift may escalate in the coming days, Daily Independent has gathered. Tinubu, a fortnight ago, informed President Muhammadu Buhari of…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Abia State Governor and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has said he will be ready to contest the All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential ticket with former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, if the party wins the ticket to the South. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Kalu…
By Tank Yusuf LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Yesterday, we watched as an old man was retired politically. Seating lonely in an empty room, with no political friends or associates, he came cap in hand to ask for permission to run for office from a man that didn’t need to give it, and left a resounding message:…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and founding member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has urged former Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be a kingmaker, drop his presidential ambition and back a younger candidate from the south in line with the zoning convention. Okechukwu said,…