LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the presidential elections edge closer, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) has been alleged of hiring Russian hackers to compromise the polls. The Coalition for Nigeria (CN) made the allegation in a press statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr Dipo Samuel, Secretary General of the group signed the statement. The statement…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promoted 2,209 members of staff in its 2018 promotion exercise. Malam Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja. According to Haruna 847 junior and 1,362 senior staff were promoted after the commission considered the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Sunday lift ban on campaign for 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Feb. 16, 2019 A statement by Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, INEC Director Of Voter Education and Publicity, on Saturday in Abuja said that political parties who fielded candidates for both elections…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of designing special card reader and result sheets for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The chairman also warned the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, that history would be unkind to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has affirmed that it will install trackers in all vehicles deployed for electoral duties, particularly those carrying sensitive electoral materials. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, who stated this in Enugu, yesterday said it will enable the body to monitor…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, a former presidential spokesman and newspaper columnist and TV anchor, Dr. Rueben Abati and Mr. Leke Shittu are being fielded as candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State by the Senator Buruji Kashamu-led faction of the party, after a court…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to show proof of his integrity by presenting his academic credentials “if he has any,” to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and put to an end the controversy trailing his school certificate. The party also tasked the Commander-in-Chief to fulfil his…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Ben Murray Bruce has revealed Shehu Sani fell for the trap All Progressive Congress (APC) set for him. He said the party Shehu Sani with the promise of retaining the Kaduna central Senatorial slot. It would be recalled that Sani resigned from the ruling party on Saturday after disagreements with the…