LAGOS JANUARY 25T (NEWSRANGERS)-Massive protest rocked the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Friday. Protesters took to the streets with placards, dancing and singing solidarity songs. They are protesting the transfer of power to the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mr. Mene Derek by Nsima Udo Ekere, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate for…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A drama played out as President Muhammadu Buhari appeared before the joint session of the National Assembly (NASS) today, Wednesday, December 19, 2018, to present the 2019 budget. There was commotion among the lawmakers who created a scene shouting “freedom come, by struggle by struggle, freedom come” while other pro Buhari lawmakers…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Indications emerged yesterday as to why President Muhammadu Buhari refused to append his signature on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill last Friday. LEADERSHIP investigations revealed that the president took the decision not to sign the bill when it was discovered that some unscrupulous Nigerians had perfected plans to tamper with results of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A number of legislative aides, on Tuesday trooped out en masses to protest the non-payment of their allowances of N5.8bn, disrupting the activities of the National Assembly which was billed to resume Today. The protesters were seen at the lobby of the NASS complex dressed in black, expressing their grievances to the…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The last has not been heard of the sacked Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Lawal Daura, as PRNigeria learnt on good authority that neither was he given query over any issue nor indicted on his handling of affairs of the service until his sack. A close associate to…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it has not released the timetable for State, National Assembly, Governorship and Presidential primaries, as it is being reported in a section of the media. Mr Yekini Nabena, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja while…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWRANGERS)-There is tension in Abuja especially around the National Assembly where there had been unusual security build up. Senators were busy holding meetings in small groups. Some senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are already plotting to impeach the duo Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu as…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Thursday, led the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to the National Assembly to protest against the alleged assault by men of the Nigeria Police on the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. It would recall that Fayose, on…