LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Thursday rejected a motion seeking its nod to debate the speech delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Democracy Day. But the opposition parties led by the Peoples Democratic Party and the Campaign for Democracy have faulted the All Progressives Congress-dominated Senate‘s action. They said it was a bad…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), against muzzling the legislature and the other arms of the government. Prince Secondus speaking against the backdrop of the obvious direct involvement of the President and his party…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Gbajabiamila, APC Lagos, has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly. He was the favoured candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). While collation and counting is still on going, Gbajabiamila has surpassed the simple majority of 181 votes of 360 members required to…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson has disclosed that the Government inherited a bond of N120 billion from the Chief Timipre Sylva Administration at inception in 2012 and would complete repayment in June. The Commissioner noted that Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Seriake Dickson should be commended…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM over some reports it considered offensive. The regulatory body accused the broadcast stations of airing “offensive, unfair and unprofessional” content in violation of its rules. In letters sent to the broadcast station, Armstrong Idachaba, the commission’s director of…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-If feelers seeping out from the Kwara State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress is anything to go, there is a titanic battle currently ongoing between two of the state’s prominent people in what amounts to a straight shoot-out for control of the local chapter of the APC. Both camps have…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A chieftain of the PDP, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, said on Friday that he was set to dump the opposition party for the ruling APC. Ogunlewe, a former Minister of Works, confirmed the development in an interview with a political correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State. He was reacting…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr Kolawole Taiwo, winner of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency election. INEC conducted the supplementary election in 71 polling units across eight wards of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State for the House of Representatives seat. The commission had declared the Feb….