LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGRS)-The Agbarijo Egbe Odo Yoruba (Grand Council of Yoruba Youths) on Tuesday said it will peacefully oppose the Northern Region from retaining the Presidency in 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari’s second four-year term will end in three years, and speculation is building about which of the country’s three regions or six geopolitical zones…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has commended the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek reelection for the third term. He stated this on Tueday while reacting to the New Year broadcast of President Buhari. He however recalled that the unconstitutional third term agenda for the president was started by some…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reaffirmed he will leave office in 2023, addressing concerns he wants to change the constitution to seek a third term. Buhari, 77, won a second four-year mandate in March, the last he’s permitted under the constitution of Africa’s largest oil producer. With speculation already mounting over who the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Like The PUNCH Newspapers which recently criticized the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over its disregard for the rule of law, The NATION Newspaper is also not happy that the supposed civilian government has been disregarding public opinion and valid court orders. In its editorial opinion published on Sunday, December 29, titled Freed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari came under heavy criticism yesterday for his failure to act in the alleged indictment of his Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, for a $550,000 security fund diversion. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu deflected response on the allegation to the office of the Minister of Defence when The Guardian sought the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has maintained that his administration is strongly in support of the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari for a forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), noting that the state ranks highest in the commission’s abandoned project list. Obaseki said this when he received…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari joins the media in celebrating the 50th birthday anniversary of renowned journalist and communication consultant, Dotun Oladipo, wishing him long life, good health and more wisdom in projecting the nation. A statement signed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President On Media & Publicity disclosed that President Buhari…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s government is reviving old habits from its authoritarian past to stifle criticism. Evoking memories of Nigeria’s three decades of military rule, the repression risks undoing progress Africa’s top oil producer has made since the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1999. Governance and other reforms have helped more than double average annual…