Ikechukwu Amaechi LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was obvious to all discerning minds from the get-go that the 2023 elections would be like no other. However, even the most perceptible of political observers could never have imagined the breadth of the incongruities, if not outright illogicalities, that are underpinning the contest. The ironies are as breathtaking…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi has emerged as one of the top contenders looking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in February’s election. A recent Twitter post claimed to show a picture of Obi using a teleprompter during a speech at the London-based think tank Chatham House. But the claim is false: AFP…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past Governor of Adamawa State, Senator Jibrilla Bindow, has confirmed his resignation from the All Progressives Congress, APC. Bindow, the Senator for Adamawa North District from 2011 to 2015, was initially in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before defecting to the APC. He was the governor from 2015 to 2019…
By Dakuku Peterside LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The theatricals for winning the hearts and minds of the voters are all around us. The perceptual game of showing strength in the number of supporters is an age long effective game plan for the parties, and it is one strategy that cuts across all parties. All political parties…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressive Congress (APC) Director of the Civil Society of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Najatu Muhammad has left the party ahead of the general elections. Muhammad made this known in a statement issued on Saturday, adding that her decision was hinged on “much reflection and careful consideration.” She further said…
By Johnnyessence LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-1. The Elites in Yoruba land are against Tinubu bad leadership in Yoruba especially not involving in series of political debates in Yoruba land. The elites find a move where they compare Buhari with Tinubu style of leadership especially when Buhari was dodging debates and interviews from journalists in 2015….
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few days ago, the office of the National Youth Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Dayo Israel, constituted a group called the ‘Jagaban Army’. The Jagaban Army is made up of youths who would mobilise peacefully and deliver the needed votes for the Presidential candidate of the APC Reacting to a…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Isaac Auta Zankai, and the member representing Zaria state constituency, Suleiman Dabo, have defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Labour Party in the state. The Deputy Speaker is representing the Kauru state constituency in the state Assembly. The National Secretary…