LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has denied insinuations that he asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to stop the probe of a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, after the latter joined the All Progressives Congress last year. Buhari said this during an interview aired on Arise TV which was…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The internal crises rocking the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over alleged stealing of money by its President, Rev. Dr. Sampson Olasupo Ayokunle, thickened on Sunday with its Vice President, Prof. Joseph Otubu, challenging him to give account of the funds to save the church from ridicule. Specifically, Otubu, University of Ibadan-trained…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There were some moments of wrangling in Nigeria’s first TV debate on Friday night among political party candidates ahead of the February 16 presidential election. And expectedly the feud was between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Dr Peter Obi, the vice-presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The first argument arose…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has advised that fighting corruption should not be regarded as an economic policy, arguing that once strong institutions are built, that it will automatically put a wedge to corruption. Obi was speaking on Wednesday in Enugu at the 3rd…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on Land Transport has summoned the Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi. Chairman of the committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, disclosed this to Channels Television in an exclusive interview after plenary on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that the minister was summoned to appear before the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Security Service, DSS has submitted a report of its findings on its investigation of the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) for review, Saturday Sun reports….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate President Bukola Saraki has asked Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to quit politics. Saraki made the statement in Ilorin on Wednesday, on the sidelines of a remembrance ceremony held in honour of his late father. On Sunday, the Department of State Services (DSS) had detained Oshiomhole…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Information has revealed that the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole was briefly detained by the Department of state Security Services, DSS on Sunday. According to Cable, Oshiomhole was grilled by DSS operatives for nine hours after some APC governors alleged that he received bribes during the…