LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Umar Ibrahim Sfawa, a social media commentator from Katsina and Funtua in Katsina state, northern Nigeria, says he will support Peter Obi presidential ambition even if the country breaks up. In a post on the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Umar said Biafra is not as harmful as the Fulani bandits. “I…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed that uniting the country will be his foremost priority if he is elected President. He believes that good governance should ensure that mothers no longer live in fear regarding the safety of their children. After completing his party’s…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-During the Peter Obi wave in 2022, many individuals – some of whom never realistically had prospects of electoral victory – secured positions largely on the strength of his popularity and political momentum. Shortly after settling into offices, several of them defected to other political parties. A few,…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The peace accord between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may be heading for collapse as the 2027 general elections draw closer. Both men appear to have returned to the trenches over who succeeds Fubara as governor of Rivers State. The tension is…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, supporters of Peter Obi and those of Rabiu Kwankwaso have collapsed their structures into OK Movement. A statement signed by Justin Ijeh, its National Publicity Secretary, said that they believe that national renewal is not the task of a single tribe, but the duty of…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday met with top foreign diplomats in Abuja in what appears to be part of early political consultations ahead of the 2027 elections. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, brought together the British High Commissioner to Nigeria and representatives from…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the alleged shrinking of democratic space by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday led a “Save Democracy” protest in Abuja. The protest, which stated around 10am at Maitama…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the build up to the 2027 presidential election, supporters of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, have launched an organization for grassroots mobilisation. The organization tagged ‘Village Boys Movement’ was launched as a rival platform to counter the ‘City Boys Movement’ organized by President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, for the…