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…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruling All Progressives (APC) is pushing for the postponement of the 2023 general elections by a minimum of four weeks. Credible sources in the party informed DAILY INDEPENDENT that the move is being spearheaded by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. However, the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council has rejected the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said he paid N1,000 to purchase a litre of petrol, just as he lamented the scarcity of fuel and new naira. Oshiomhole said this when he featured on Channels Television’s election programme The 2023 Verdict on Sunday. “On one occasion, I ran out of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the forthcoming presidential election, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress and his campaign teams were in Osogbo, Osun State, earlier on Thursday for the party’s campaign. However, during the campaign rally, the presidential candidate of the party, Ahmed Tinubu, made a mistake in his statement while sharing his manifesto…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Cracks appear to be widening on the walls of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over its presidential standard-bearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Daily Trust reports. Barely a week after he raised the alarm over an alleged plot to sabotage him in the forthcoming election, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and staunch…
Ikechukwu Amaechi LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was obvious to all discerning minds from the get-go that the 2023 elections would be like no other. However, even the most perceptible of political observers could never have imagined the breadth of the incongruities, if not outright illogicalities, that are underpinning the contest. The ironies are as breathtaking…