LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, said the basis of the telephone conversation between Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, and Bola Tinubu, president-elect, is unclear. In a series of tweets posted on Friday, Obi said the US should wait for the presidential election tribunal’s…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has imposed entry restrictions on more Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during the African nation’s 2023 election cycle, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. “These individuals have been involved in intimidation of voters through threats and physical violence, the manipulation of vote results, and other…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is currently meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Blinken who arrived at the Presidential Villa a few minutes before 4:00 pm, was received at the forecourt by State…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Washington on Wednesday removed Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns, just a day before Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in the country as part of a tour of Africa. The omission drew a sharp rebuke from a U.S. government commission that had recommended the Biden administration keep…