LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan has distanced himself from an Instagram post suggesting he is planning a comeback in the 2027 presidential election. The post, shared by an account bearing Jonathan’s name, criticised Nigeria’s current leaders, claiming they are “pretending to sleep”, while urging citizens to choose better leadership in 2027. “Since our…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan stirred a flurry of speculation on Wednesday after sharing a veiled political message on Instagram, seemingly addressing Nigeria’s current leadership while subtly hinting at a return to active politics. Posting a solemn photo of himself looking downward during a past encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump, Jonathan wrote:…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Wole Soyinka’s comments on the emergency rule in Rivers State as personal opinions. President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers, with the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former president of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, told the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, that he would someday emerge as a general in politics. Jonathan said though antagonism is a common experience that leaders face, the political war staged against the Rivers governor would eventually make him emerge as political…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, on Thursday, met with former Nigerian Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in Abuja. Jonathan was president from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari remained silent while standing during the playing of the new national anthem at the National Council of State meeting on Tuesday. The meeting, convened by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, aimed to address national issues following the recent #EndBadGovernance protests….
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The World Bank Group Finances has disclosed that the Nigerian government is still repaying $10.6billion in loans taken by former presidents. The loans totalling 69 were obtained during the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan. The Debt Management Office (DMO) had in June 2024…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian singer Eedris Abdulkareem has criticised Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the senior pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, over his silence on the hardship in the country. Eedris, in a newly released satirical song titled ‘Emilokan’, accused Adeboye of hypocrisy in the face of the hardship confronting Nigerians under Tinubu’s…