LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS0-In a bold move to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections, key opposition figures have united to form a new political front—the All Democratic Alliance (ADA). The coalition, comprising politicians from multiple parties and ideological backgrounds, has begun the formal process…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, the presidency has said. They were among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court. The three were accused of leading an attack…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thirteen ex-fighters of the Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JASDJ), popularly known as Boko Haram, have escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the Borno State government, which co-opted them to join military operatives in the fight against the insurgents in the state. The 13 are among thousands of former…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the devastating attack in Plateau State that left scores dead and many more injured, Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Labour Party, has called on the Tinubu-led government to take swift and decisive action to curb the rising violence. The attack, carried out by bandits, targeted Zurak Kompani and Bandalala communities,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH 9NEWSRANGERS)-Amid the insecurity challenges confronting Nigerians, the 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the Presidency of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua can’t be compared to that of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and President Bola Tinubu. Obi said state governors were in charge of security in their…