LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of fans turned out to welcome home Luis Suarez on Sunday as the star striker joined Nacional, the club where he began his storied career 17 years ago. Suarez, 35, admitted he was “nervous” and “emotional” after touching down at Montevideo’s international airport just before 11:00 am (1400 GMT) where he…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a former gubernatorial aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party, will officially announce his defection to Labour Party (LP) “next week,” PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Mr Rhodes-Vivour, one of the favourites to clinch the PDP’s guber ticket for the 2023 general election, withdrew from the race hours before the party’s primaries….
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party of Nigeria has recorded a breakthrough ahead of the 2023 general elections: The party, which suddenly burst into life with the recent membership of its Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, now has a Senator following the joining of the party by Senator Francis Ezenwa Onyewuchi – hitherto the only Peoples…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Anambra State and erstwhile presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has formally joined the Labour Party (LP) to contest the 2023 presidential election. Saharareporters gathered that Obi registered as a member of the party on Friday in his ward in Anambra State….
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After months of speculation and consultation, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the presidential race ahead of the primary of the All Progressives Congress which comes up next month. Osinbajo at a dinner he hosted at the Presidential Villa for the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar), the Vice-President informed the APC governors…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Shehu Sani who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the 8th Assembly from 2015-2019, has eventually joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Sani who was Senator on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 could not return to the Senate in 2019 when he had unresolved issues…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sergio Ramos, the former Real Madrid stalwart considered one of the best defenders in the world, has signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the French club said Thursday. Ramos, 35, won the Champions League four times with Real and is a World Cup winner and a two-time champion of Europe with…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the defection of Governor David Nweze Umahi, of Ebonyi state, South- East Nigeria, from the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP, to the All progressive Congress APC, continues to generate mixed reactions in the political arena, there are strong indication, that his Anambra state Counterpart, Chief Wiily Obiano will soon join him…