LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau spotlights African languages among the top ten fastest growing languages spoken at home in the U.S. The list featured three groups of African languages: Swahili and other Central/Eastern/Southern African languages; Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, and other Western African languages; and Amharic/Somali. Analysts credit the development…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo,Chuks Ibegbu, has come out to ask the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to shelve any ambition he is nursing for 2023 presidential election. begbu, who made the group’s position known, in an interview with…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday has described as worrisome that no South Easterner is occupying any position in the first six political offices in the current administration. President Muhammadu Buhari is from the North-Central while Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo is from the…
LAGOS AMY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The echoes of one Nigeria came alive recently when Westminster College Lagos held its maiden edition of cultural and variety day event. The event which was held at the school premises in Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos saw the student dressing in different native attires replica of Hausa, Urhobo,Igbo,Calabar, Yoruba and other…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday asked the Igbo to be wary of promises from the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2019 general elections. Obasanjo who spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting at Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State said the APC had no plans to hand…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A motion seeking reconstitution of the membership of the National Defence Council (NDC) and the National Security Council (NSC) suffered setback in the Senate on Tuesday. The motion, moved by Victor Umeh (APGA-Anambra Central) at plenary, had also wanted the Senate to urge President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a military officer from…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presiding Bishop of the Redeemed Evangelical Mission, TREM, Mike Okonkwo, has said Igbo are looking for the wrong things by demanding to be given a chance to rule Nigeria. Okonkwo who was the former president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) said instead of looking for Presidency, Igbos should develop…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leadership of Ohanaeze in Bayelsa on Sunday dissociated itself from the purported endorsement of former Vice President Atiku Abubarka who visited the state in June to canvass for support. Ohanaeze noted that it was against the objectives of the pan Igbo Socio cultural group to delve into partisan…
