LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A good governance group, Govindex Leadership, Empowerment and Development Foundation, has come down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of contempt by attempting to teleguide and intimidate the Judiciary with regard to the on-going litigation over the controversial February 25 Presidential election. Govindex in a statement issued on Wednesday slammed the…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party said it had engaged the services of at least 20 senior advocates of Nigeria to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election on behalf of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. According to sources within the party, the lawyers drawn from different chambers were being furnished with materials…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi (C) talks to the media at his house in Amatutu on February 25, 2023, before polls open during Nigeria’s presidential and general election. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP) The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has defeated his counterpart in the All Progressives…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven people are feared to have died following a clash involving supporters of political parties in Kano state. TheCable had earlier reported that some youths, who identified themselves as Kwankwasiyya supporter paraded through the streets of Kano state with machetes and sticks. Kwankwasiyya supporters are persons backing Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate…
By ANTHONY ECHI Dear Nigerians, this election is not about Tinubu or Atiku or Obi. It is not about a Yoruba, Fulani or Igbo candidate. It is not about Easterners or Westerners or Northerners. No sir. It is about you and I. It is about the urgent need to fix systemic dysfunction brought about by…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 2,000 party men and women have dumped their various parties and joined Peter Obi’s Labour Party in Central Borno. The defectors from various political parties including the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, and others converged in Biu Local Government Area…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, says he has been ordered by the Department of State Services (DSS) to report to its office every day for grilling. Fani-Kayode revealed this in a tweet sighted by Legit.ng on Wednesday, February 15. His tweet reads: “Reported to DSS again today. Just…