LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-PETER Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in 2023 general election in Nigeria, has condemned the gruesome killings of 30 persons in Mangu, Plateau State and the murder of husband and wife, who were dumped in the boot of their car in Anambra State. Obi made the condemnation in a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, has spoken against the demolition of houses in Lagos and other states. Obi urged governments at all levels to show compassion and not multiply the pain of the poor. The former Anambra state governor, in a statement posted…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said that he returned from a trip to Bangladesh “to receive with shock, and pain the very sad and ugly news of the beheading of a Labour Party Chieftain in Abia state, Zachary Maduka.” Mr. Obi had been in the Bangladeshi…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-France condemned the toppling of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday which could represent another setback for Paris in Africa where friendly governments have been falling in an “epidemic” of coups. Veran said that France was following events “with a lot of attention” and that it “reiterates its desire to see…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned what he called renewed bloodletting that has resulted in the death of over 120 Nigerians in the northern part of the country. Obi who wrote on the social media, said the bloodletting occurred in Plateau State, Sokoto, Benue and Zamfara in…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World Animal Protection is deeply saddened and appalled by the recent incident in which six lions from Amboseli National Park were cruelly killed following an alleged break-in at the nearby Nashipa village in Kajiado Sub-County. This tragic event according to a statement signed by Communication and Multimedia Officer, World Animal Protection, Kipkorr…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States on Tuesday said it was disturbed by widespread cases of ethnically-induced voter suppression in Lagos during the March 18 governorship election, saying such action would not go unpunished. The U.S. mission in Nigeria, in a statement on its website, said such acts undermine Nigeria’s democratic experience and visa bans would…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has condemned the killing of Oyibo Chukwu, the party’s candidate for Enugu east senatorial district. Chukwu was reportedly killed and set ablaze at Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu south LGA on Wednesday after gunmen opened fire on his convoy. Five of his supporters…