LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With the publication of notice of polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last Friday, and the primaries coming up later this month, the countdown to the 2019 polls may have begun in earnest. With barely seven months to the 2019 general polls, permutations on their possible outcome have been the…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America yesterday said it is carefully watching the developments in Nigeria’s politics. The Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, David Young, made his government’s position known to journalists in Kaduna. Mr Young, who said the U.S government strongly believes in elections and democratic process…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suleiman Wambai, North-Central National Vice Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) said Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State is not leaving the party. Wambai told newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia that the governor has not officially written to the party about his intention to leave. He said that despite the lack of…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was meant to be a gathering to pray for a politician’s mother, but yesterday’s session in Ilorin was more than that. Politicians latched onto the prayer to smoothen defection talks between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Reformed-All Progressives Congress(R-APC)—the conclave of aggrived APC members. The secret session was between…