By Esin Suji LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One of the saddest and indeed alarming commentaries about the management of public affairs in Nigeria is the recurring decimal of failed leadership since the formal attainment of political independence in 1960. While the country has had all manner of administrations at the local, sub-national and federal levels over…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was encomium galore on Friday at Marble Arc Hotel, Awka, as the meeting by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) turned into carnival for the celebration of the 58th birthday of the party’s Vice Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, by different groups that brought cakes of different specifications. Immediately Obi entered the…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Jonathan Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi on the occasion of his 58th birthday. In goodwill message he personally signed, the former President described Obi as a man of courage and good character. The…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, will not celebrate his birthday in schools and with school children as he used to. This was disclosed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Valentine Obienyem. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday after the sitting of the Presidential…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has showered praises on former President Olusegun Obasanjo as he turns 82 years old, saying that he is “a passionate and great patriot who deserves accolades for his immeasurable contributions to our democracy and national unity.” The President said he would continue to accord Obasanjo respect, in spite of…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sharp criticism on Sunday continued to trail what the Bayelsa Progress Front (BPF) criticised what it described “an absurd display of wealth” by a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, during a birthday party organised by him and his friends. According to the BPF, it was regrettable that Sylva who…
LAGOS MARH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The families of a candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Awka, Anambra State, John Ezekwe, and a cameraman in Lagos, Victor, have been thrown into mourning after they drowned on Saturday. While Ezekwe drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel on Old INEC Road, Awka South, Victor was…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Executive Council has felicitated with Governor Henry Seriake Dickson on the occasion of his 52nd birthday, describing him as a pragmatic leader, whose life is worth celebrating at all times. Spokesman of the council and the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson came out with this in a…