LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Contingents of Team Nasarawa were attacked by gunmen, on their way back from the recently concluded 20th National Sports Festival held in Benin City, Edo State. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Nasarawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Eche Amos, the armed robbers accosted the team at…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as the governor of Edo State. The chairman of the APC national caretaker committee, Mai Mala Buni said in a statement that the peaceful conduct of the election and its outcome represents a victory for Nigeria’s democracy. He said…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as governor of Edo State. He congratulated him on Sunday in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, urging him to continue to show grace and humility in victory. The President also commended…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has scored the highest number of votes in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election and has been declared the winner. The result of the election, held in all Edo’s 18 local governments, was declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As of 1.00 am on Sunday, there are 860 results from the Edo State election held on Saturday, September 19, 2020 that are yet to be submitted. This is according to official results posted on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) result portal. So far, a total of 1,767 result sheets have…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daar communications team heading to Edo state to cover governorship election has been involved in a fatal accident around Auchi. Three of the operatives, including reporter, Omor Bazuaye, is reported to be seriously injured. Daar communications are the owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower. Details loading…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Edo state gears up to vote for a new governor in a few days, Nigerians have taken to the social media to discuss the just concluded gubernatorial debate held on Sunday. The gubernatorial debate was between the two major contenders, Governor Obaseki of the PDP and Pastor Ize-Iyamu of the APC….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Strong disagreements over approaches to governance and records took centre stage during the governorship debate between the governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday. Viewers who tuned in for the two-hour debate between Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC and Governor Godwin Obaseki of the PDP…