LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has approved the appointment of Collins Edomaruse as his Special Adviser, International Development Partners. Edomaruse, is a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (FNGE).He is also the Secretary General and a founding member of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers of Nigeria (GOCOP). He is…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has blamed the Federal Government for the deplorable state of the Benin-Sapele Road where his convoy was recently trapped. A social media user had recorded a video of the convoy struggling to pass through the flooded road. After the video went viral, Obaseki was heavily criticised…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has foreclosed the possibility of returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) any time soon. Obaseki, who gave the hint while speaking to State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, noted that such a move would negatively affect his…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just-concluded Edo election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has declared that he is ready to work with his victorious opponent, Governor Godwin Obaseki. Ize-Iyamu disclosed this during a press briefing on Wednesday. He also had a closed-door meeting with his party’s caretaker chairman…
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 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 JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspended National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, said on Tuesday that his party will go to court to challenge Governor Godwin Obaseki’s certificates if he is fielded by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September governorship election in Edo State. Governor Obaseki formally resigned from the APC…
By Olawale Olaleye LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The day this supposed ‘endorsement’ picture of Governor Godwin Obaseki and President Muhammadu Buhari was published, the discerning few knew it was the beginning of the end for him. The president does not truly endorse anyone. He only takes those pictures for the optics. This is without questioning his…