LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, Sen. Kabiru Marafa and Bauchi State House of Assembly Speaker, Abubakar Sulaiman, have dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Marafa represented Zamfara Central in the 7th and 8th Senate from 2011 to 2019. Chairman of Zamfara PDP,…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After months of speculation and consultation, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the presidential race ahead of the primary of the All Progressives Congress which comes up next month. Osinbajo at a dinner he hosted at the Presidential Villa for the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar), the Vice-President informed the APC governors…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the struggle for what zone Delta State Governor should emerge from come 2023 steam up, Urhobo Leaders Of Thought under the aegis of Ja R’Urhobo 2023 (Urhobo Y’Oteri) has appealed to Urhobo respected royal fathers, patriotic sons and daughters as well as all associations with Urhobo interest to unite for the…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the light of the conflicting judgments and orders served on it from Courts of coordinate jurisdiction, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to stay action on the cases involving defection of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of Ebonyi State and sixteen members of the State House of Assembly from the Peoples Democratic…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress has barred political appointees from voting at its national convention holding on Saturday. The party made this known in a press statement on Thursday. The statement was titled, ‘Attention to political office holders who were elected as delegates’. It read, “The National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked the Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, along with 15 lawmakers in the state over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Messrs Umahi and Igwe, in November last year, defected from the…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have taken a new dimension on Monday after security men took over the national headquarters of the party in Abuja. About 15 patrol vehicles of security operatives have blocked access roads to the party secretariat as early as at 9 am. Also,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The results of the election for chairmanship in the six area councils of the federal capital territory (FCT) conducted on Saturday have started trickling in. Unlike in the 36 states where state electoral commissions conduct the council elections, the FCT council election is conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According…