LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A passenger on an Air India flight has raised concerns about the aircraft’s condition, which later crashed in western India. Akash Vatsa reported issues while on board the same Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner during a prior journey from Delhi to Ahmedabad, just hours before its scheduled departure from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. Vatsa…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Isaac Auta Zankai, and the member representing Zaria state constituency, Suleiman Dabo, have defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Labour Party in the state. The Deputy Speaker is representing the Kauru state constituency in the state Assembly. The National Secretary…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Abumere Okiye and six other members of the Assembly, on Tuesday formally defected from the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the floor of the house. Okiye who announced the defection at plenary,…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An ex-aide to Adams Oshiomhole, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Andrew Momodu, has defected to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. According to the reports, Momodu also pledged the sum of N5 million to support Governor Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the PDP. Also, the Eramah Anwian of Anwain…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The governor cited injustice and other anti-democratic practices of the National Working Committee of the party as well as the governorship primary election committee that disqualified him from contesting the primary election. The governor was received by the state chairman of the PDP, Tony Aziegbemi, party chieftains including Matthew Urhoghide, Clifford Ordia…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After a protracted battle with the ruling party, speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has finally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to seek re-election on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dogara, Our reporter gathered reliably from his close associates that he secretly bought…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Tiwei Orunimiye, on Saturday led over 98 leaders and 5000 members of the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party in the State. Those who defected to the APC included a serving lawmaker representing Brass 2 Constituency in the House…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The crisis rocking the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to abate as three former ministers are leading an exodus of top members of the party after efforts to heal the wounds of the last national convention of the party hit the rocks. The Nation reports that the ex-information minister…