A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections, Chief Charles Udeogaranya has called on the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to abandon their presidential campaigns with immediate effect, as their chances of winning…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, of plotting to derail his re-election. In a letter dated November 3, 2022, to the party’s national chairman, Iyorcha Ayu, Mohamed claimed that Atiku had threatened to “punish” him for running against him in the party’s…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential campaign organisations of the Peoples Democratic Party, the All Progressives Congress and the Labour Party have demanded increased security on campaign grounds. Speaking against the backdrop of the terror alerts issued on Sunday by the United States Mission and British High Commission in Nigeria, the councils also insisted that they…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police have described as unacceptable the action of a policewoman carrying a handbag alleged to belong to Titi Abubakar, the wife of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The yet-to-be identified orderly was captured in a series of photos carrying the handbag and standing right behind Mrs. Abubakar at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A third-party candidate is the top choice to become the next president of Africa’s most populous country, according to a new opinion poll. A clear majority of respondents said they intend to vote for Peter Obi, a former state governor, in elections scheduled for February. The results of the survey conducted for…
Peter LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the 2023 presidential election garners momentum, a new opinion poll released yesterday has put the candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, ahead of other contestants, garnering 51 per cent of registered voters’ support. The poll was conducted on registered voters by the We2Geda Foundation to deepen the conversation…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With Nigeria’s economy struggling and insecurity rife, four top presidential candidates start campaigning this week for next February’s election in an open race to replace President Muhammadu Buhari. Less than five months before the ballot, no clear frontrunner has emerged with major candidates all confronting challenges on their path to the top…
By Farooq A. Kperogi LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ancient Greeks are credited with saying the truth is often the first casualty in war. I think in political campaigns, truth is also the first casualty, and we have started to see that already in the current election cycle in Nigeria. In this column, I highlight a few…