LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday discharged and acquitted a Nigerian publisher, Agba Jalingo, of cybercrime. Mr Jalingo, who publishes an online newspaper, CrossRiverWatch, was prosecuted by the Nigeria police over a 30 June 2022 Facebook post in which he alleged that Alami Ayade, the wife to the younger brother…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has sparked mixed reactions after assigning members of his team to answer some of the questions he was asked at the Chatham House. Naija News earlier reported that Tinubu spoke on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the Chatham House in London, United Kingdom….
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has denied participating in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Northern Senatorial primary election. DAILY POST had reported that Ayade lost the ticket after he polled 52 votes against Adams Cecelia, who scored 140. But reacting in a statement signed by Ayade’s media chief, Chris Ita,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, has died in a London hospital, the Cross River State Government announced on Thursday. The Second Republic Senate President who had been receiving medical attention for some time passed away at the age of 80. Reacting, Governor Ben Ayade said Dr Wayas who died on November 30,…
By Christian Ita LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Politicians are always amazing. As 2023 draws nearer, they are at their wit; engaging in character assassination, mudslinging, bad-mouthing, blackmailing and in extreme cases kidnapping and killing. Before the 2015 general elections in Imo State, there was a young man, a comedian, who was hired to assassinate the character…
LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Governor Ben Ayade-led All Progressives Congress (APC) takes over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Calabar, the Police have warned hoodlums to steer clear and not forment any trouble, in view of ongoing renovation work. However, some artisans, yesterday, who claimed to be renovating the PDP Secretariat, were painting it…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-There is tension and palpable fear among the political class as All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, secretariat located at 42A Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar Municipality. This is coming barely three days after Governor Ben Ayade had defected to the ruling APC and commended his former party,…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade Thursday dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He formally declared for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC governors led by the party’s interim…