LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister Of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has called on all Muslim faithful to pray for Nigeria in the holy month of Ramadan. Sambo while sharing the Ramadan goodwill message urged members of the public to share love among themselves, especially with the less privileged, and pray for our dear Nation…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to come out for the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday, March 11. Obi stated this during a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. He encouraged voters to not despair, as LP “can still achieve massive victories in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their polling stations as counting got under way late Saturday amid fears of vote tampering after a day of delays in Africa’s most populous nation. Election officials blamed the delays on logistical issues, though other observers pointed to the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anger and frustration have become the lots of Nigerians as they now sleep in various Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM) locations in order to make withdrawal of new notes from the bank ATMs. SaharaReporters gathered that while some bank customers, in Enugu State for example, stayed till 2am until the funds loaded…
Ikechukwu Amaechi LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It was obvious to all discerning minds from the get-go that the 2023 elections would be like no other. However, even the most perceptible of political observers could never have imagined the breadth of the incongruities, if not outright illogicalities, that are underpinning the contest. The ironies are as breathtaking…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians do not appreciate their country until they visit neighbouring countries where their citizens eat one meal a day. ‘‘We have a great country but we do not appreciate it until we visit our neighbours and other countries where the preoccupation is for people to have one good…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerians not to vote for leaders that would drag the country back to corrupt practices that his administration has addressed. Speaking at the Presidential Advisary Committee Against Corruption ( PACAC) conference themed: “Fighting corruption in Nigeria” in Abuja, yesterday, he decried the havoc corruption had done to…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In the power sector, it’s still a blame game, as frequent grid failures and power outages have forced Nigerians to rely on generators to run their businesses, with disastrous financial consequences. But as Festus Akanbi points out, all eyes are on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to fix the power sector as a…