LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After a three-hour closed door session, the National Assembly on Tuesday threatened President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to prosecute those involved in the mace snatching saga in the Senate and address other issues raised by the lawmakers. The lawmakers in the resolution read, passed a vote of confidence on the President…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians in the United States under the auspices of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation have congratulated Nigeria and Nigerians on the 19th Democracy Day, saying the country has made some progress over the period. The diaspora Nigerians, in a statement by Patience Key, President of NIDO USA, called for continuous reminder of not…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former president Olusegun Obasanjo and his party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have announced plans to unveil a mega alliance in June. The move, according to the party, was part of the resolve to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. National Chairman of ADC, Okey Nwosu,…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As part of the moves to oust President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress in 2019, the major opposition parties and third force elements are expected to hold joint and separate talks in the coming days with a view to forging an alliance and supporting one presidential candidate. Some of the…
LAGOS MAY 12H (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Friday, his office said, after a three-day absence on medical grounds. “President @MBuhari is back in Abuja. He arrived this evening from London,” the presidency wrote on its Twitter account. The 75-year-old former military ruler, who last year spent some five months receiving treatment in…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The meeting is holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Items on the agenda of the meeting which started shortly after Buhari returned to Abuja from…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump on Monday said he would like to visit Nigeria, describing it as an “amazing country.” Mr Trump spoke while receiving President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House. “Well, I would like very much to visit Nigeria. It is an amazing country. In certain ways, I hear from the standpoint…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-During a joint press conference Monday between President Trump and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari — the first African president Trump has hosted at the White House — a reporter asked about that crass epithet Trump reportedly used to describe African countries. In January, reports surfaced that Trump asked a room of lawmakers…