Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on political office holders to go beyond the barriers of political partisanship, tribal affiliations and religious inclinations in their contributions to the development of the society. Obi made the call on Saturday at the 15th Founder’s Day Lecture of Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State….
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor, who announced this via his verified twitter handle said he has gone into isolation. He tweeted; “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self-isolating at home and…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Governors Forum has asked the National Assembly to step down the Infectious Disease Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders. It also set up a three-member committee made up of governors Aminu Masari (Katsina), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Simon Lalong (Plateau) to meet with the leadership of the National…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two videos are now making the rounds on the protest of students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, which turned violent on Tuesday, allegedly leading to the death of one policeman and four students. According to available reports, the students were protesting over erratic power supply by the Benin Electricity…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Nigeria will feature significantly in the 2019 Africa Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa this November, business leaders and government heard at a roadshow event held in the capital Abuja. Following the hugely successful inaugural edition held last year, the African Development Bank’s innovative investment marketplace set…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The governorship election of John Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has been upheld by the Supreme Court. In a unanimous judgment by a five-man panel, on Wednesday, the apex court held that the appeal by Segun Oni, was statute barred. In the lead judgement, Justice Amiru Sanusi, held that the case, being…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State will, on Thursday, April 18 speak on challenges facing Nigeria’s economy and the way out at the second annual lecture of Freedom Online, an online newspaper. Fayemi, sworn-in for a second term as governor of the Fountain of Knowledge in October 2018, will speak on the…
t LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the election of Dr. Kayode Fayemi as Governor of Ekiti State. A three man panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal, led by Justice Stephen Adah, in a judgment delivered Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples…