LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 27 people, including a provincial governor, were feared killed and 134 more injured in the early hours of Tuesday when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo, collapsed. Head of the Dominican Republic’s Emergency Operations Centre, Juan Manuel Mendez, said rescue crews were working to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday endorsed the 2023 Presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The party, which has equally endorsed Governor Alex Otti of Abia State’s re-election bid and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour as the party’s flag…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of a bill proposing amendments to the 1999 Constitution to introduce a single six-year term for the offices of the President, state governors, and Local Government Areas chairmen. Sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, along with…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Multiple communities across South Florida — including the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas — flooded Wednesday amid bouts of torrential rain that prompted the state’s governor to declare an emergency and stranded drivers across the region. Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade, Collier and Hendry counties…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) is in trouble after allegedly collecting princely sums as bribes from an out-going governor. The said REC, it was learnt, was taking orders from the governor contrary to his oath of office. The governor attempted to smuggle in the ballot papers he printed for the March 18 governorship…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to come out for the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday, March 11. Obi stated this during a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. He encouraged voters to not despair, as LP “can still achieve massive victories in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Peter Obi has distributed 58 brand new cars to Directors in the State Civil Service. Governor Obi presented the vehicles at the Governor’s Lodge today. Governor Obi said it was a fulfilment of his earlier promise and demonstration of his commitment to encourage and motivate workers. He assured that he…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General LEO Irabor, has solicited sustainable collaboration among all stakeholders in the value chain of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. He made the call in a remark in Abuja on Friday 18 February 2022 during a meeting with the Governors of oil and gas…