LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has insisted that the South-East geopolitical zone must produce the next president of Nigeria. He said this when a presidential aspirant, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, visited him on Friday. Clark encouraged Anyim to work hard with other leaders…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has warned political parties against attempts to foist Muslim President and Muslim vice president on the country. The President of PFN, Wale Oke, said this on Monday night at the grand finale of a five-day Zoe World Congress tagged, ‘Zoe Worship…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister Lai Mohammed told Reuters on Thursday, adding that the government was awaiting a response on three final requests made of the social media platform. The ban, announced in June, has hurt Nigerian businesses and drawn widespread…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Southern states’ governors have agreed that the successor of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), should come from the region. This was part of the communique they issued following their meeting on Monday in Lagos. During the meeting, the governors also deliberated on insecurity, constitution amendment, PIB and anti-open grazing law…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, February 18 for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made this known on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organised by the Senate Committee on INEC. He said, “By…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-W ith speculations flying around of his possible bid to return to power in 2023, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has for the first time commented on the issue. The speculations follow the recent warm relationship between the Jonathan and the Muhammadu Buhari families. He has also been engaged in both local and international…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Northern youths have rejected arguments by influential nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Mamman Daura, that competence, and not zoning, should determine the next President. The youths, under the aegis of the Arewa Youths for Peace and Security (AYPS), said the south should be allowed to produce the next President because it…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Adamu Atiku Abubakar, first son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked media reports that he said his father will contest for the presidential spot in 2023. Adamu who is the current commissioner of works and energy in Adamawa State said the media misquoted him in the interview he granted journalists…