LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted the request of Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, request to inspect the election materials used during last Saturday’s presidential poll. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Atiku and Obi approached to Presidential Election…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Opposition parties in Nigeria’s fiercely contested polls will attempt to do what has been described as the impossible – getting a court to overturn the outcome of a presidential election in Africa’s most populous nation. Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, the second and third-placed candidates in the tightest presidential election since the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress; main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Labour Party, were locked in a tight race, last night as results of the February 25 elections trickled in yesterday. So far, results from 14 states have been declared by the National Chairman of the Independent…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leading contenders in Nigeria’s presidential election have made their last push for support, a week before the West African nation’s key election. As the campaign period neared its end, both the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu and the main opposition’s Atiku Abubakar on Saturday held rallies in the northeast, where extremists have…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has maintain the lead, ahead of four major candidates vying for the February 25 election about 10 days to the presidential and national assembly election. Peter Obi who has won on the online polls as far as the February 25 general election is concerned continued…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has replaced the Commissioners of Police in five States. Their redeployment is contained in a statement on Tuesday by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi. The major highlight of the shakeup, announced in less than three weeks to the general elections, is the removal of…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A fresh survey conducted by Market Trends International (MTI) on all presidential candidates in the 2023 election has placed Labour Party (LP) candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC), Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Omoyele Sowore…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The group of five governors (G-5) elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in what could be described as another jamboree, have travelled to the United Kingdom for another strategic meeting. The group led by the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has in continuation of its endless foreign…