LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has refuted the crux of the controversies surrounding the ongoing amendment of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) (Establishment) Act, clarifying that the bill does not outlaw street preaching or introduce a new prohibition on hawking. This followed public concerns over a provision in the proposed amendment relating to preaching…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The frontline opposition leader and the 2027 Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC), Peter Obi, has decried the renewed heartless Killings in Benue and Plateau States. Obi, writing on his X handle this Monday morning, said the unending violence in the region is worrisome and deserves special attention. According…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has again decried what he described as President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s penchant for reckless borrowing without accountability. Obi spoke in response to the latest external borrowing plan of $21 billion, N2.2 billion euro and ¥15 billion approved by the Senate last week….
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-The 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the country’s economic trajectory since 2015. In a statement on Monday via X, Obi highlighted the contrast between Nigeria’s economic performance in the early years of its return to democracy and its current state. “When Nigeria returned to democratic…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Athletics Record holder in 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, has declared that some Nigerian sports journalists are horrible in their profession, just as she revealed that she has put behind her the trauma of her suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), over the Whereabouts Failures charge. Amusan began training for…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Tuesday frowned on the continuous stay in the mortuary of the remains of a former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, 14 months after he died in a London hospital. Wayas, who was a senator in the Second Republic, died on November 20, 2021 after hospitalisation at the London hospital and…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at the launch of the Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 report on Friday, Adesina decried the lack of Covid-19 vaccines reaching Africa. “We need global solidarity and vaccine justice for Africa,” Africa’s premier development bank chief said….
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as unfair, the recent clampdown on Nigerian businesses in Ghana by the Ghanaian authorities. He spoke through a press statement made available to the media. Obi, who said such actions negated the true spirit…
