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…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A public policy think tank, the NEO AFRICANA CENTRE (NAC), has expressed concern over the tension in the country occasioned largely by the currency swap that has led to the ongoing cash that the people are experiencing. The Centre said that while it is worried about the scarcity of both the old…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (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 tweet claimed to show a picture of the Labour Party candidate sitting at a table with two Hero Lagers, a beer brewed in southeast Nigeria and often associated…
