LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and self-styled converted democrat who returned to power through elections but struggled to convince Nigerians he could deliver on the change he promised. Never a natural politician, he was seen as aloof and…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder, as he bemoaned the hardship being experienced by citizens. Obasanjo made the remarks while speaking during Dele Momodu’s leadership lecture on Friday. He insisted that if China could lift 700 million people out of poverty, Nigeria ought to…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Peter Obi of the Labour Party has taken a jab at prominent Nigerians and others who ganged up in protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan when he pushed for fuel subsidy removal in 2012, but are now silent as President Bola Tinubu implements the same policy. At the memorial of the late…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five years after a drug company billionaire and his wife were found dead in their Toronto home, their family says they are now offering $35 million to help solve the grisly murders. Barry Sherman, who founded generic drugmaker Apotex Inc., and his wife, Honey, were found dead in their mansion on December 15, 2017. The…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said it was still pursuing the N7.1bn fraud case against a former governor of Abia State and current Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, revealed this to State House Correspondents at the 62nd session of the State…