LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi has denied reacting to the invitation sent to him by the EFCC as being circulated on different media platforms. The said reaction quoted Obi as requesting the EFCC to make their investigations public, among other out-of-character remarks. The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen Tuesday attacked the venue of a rally organized by All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, at Odoata Central School Field, Ihiala during which they engaged security operatives in Governor Willie Obiano’s convoy in a shootout that lasted over one hour. Although a soldier was shot during the shootout, there were unconfirmed reports…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Anambra State and vice-presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, Peter Obi, has stated that he was a trader who went into banking before he became a governor. Obi disclosed this in an interview on The Morning Show, an Arise TV programme that aired…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has blamed the Federal Government for the breakdown of security in the state. This is as he expressed displeasure at the recent statement made by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF Abubakar Malami, ahead of the November 6 governorship election…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has extolled former Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra as a man of forthrightness and impeccable integrity in both his public and private life. Obi was also the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2019 General Election. The Chairman of CLO Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party Vice Presidential Candidate in 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to a media report that he breached Nigerian laws by engaging in secret businesses set up in tax havens, declaring that he broke no law. An online publication, Premium Times, quoting Pandora Papers,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has threatened to declare a state of emergency in Anambra State if the incessant killings and rising insecurity in the state persists. This, it said, is to protect the sanctity of the scheduled November 6 governorship election in the state. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,…
By Fred Chukwuelobe LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) last Sunday released the “Pandora Papers,” an exposé of the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public officials and politicians from 91 countries and territories. Incidentally, Mr. Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and Vice-Presidential candidate…