LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Shekarau announced his decision to join the ruling party after a closed-door meeting with the national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole. The closed-door meeting was held on Friday in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has denied claims by his spokesman, Sule Ya’u, that he has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). It will be recall that Ya’u, on Monday, told BBC Hausa that his boss dumped the PDP due to the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6H (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) may gradually be losing its place as the ruling party as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the looming defection of more of its governors and federal lawmakers to the opposition party. The PDP, in a statement on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-People’s right activist and APC Presidential aspirant, Mr. Christmas Akpodiete, have dragged the ruling all progressive congress, (APC), the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), & orders registered political party before the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. The action is…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Indications that all might not be well with the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged, yesterday, as some National Working Committee (NWC) members and notable leaders of the party openly challenged the decision to adopt direct primaries to elect candidates at all levels. The aggrieved party stalwarts have vowed to resist the adoption…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has decried the increasing rate of poverty in the country. He said this during his appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. “Poverty is increasing, children out of school have moved from 10 million to about 12 million,” Mr Obi said on Wednesday. He…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the 27 Local Government Chairmanship seats in Imo State. Ethelbert Ibebuchi, Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, disclosed this in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Sunday. Ibebuchi announced the results of the elections at the Commission’s headquarters in Owerri,…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it has not released the timetable for State, National Assembly, Governorship and Presidential primaries, as it is being reported in a section of the media. Mr Yekini Nabena, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja while…