LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senator Ovie Omo-Agege Campaign Organisation has raised the alarm over what it describes as a rising wave of political violence in Delta State, following a violent attack on a senior aide to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori during a meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Effurun on Sunday. The Senior…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has promised not to persecute the opposition when he becomes president. Naija News reports that Obi made the promise in an interview with DW. He said he would ensure a viable opposition in Nigeria where he would sit with them to discuss…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-This rejoinder is issued in direct response to the collective opposition expressed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Nigerian Bar Association, the National Human Rights Commission, and Professor Uchenna Emelonye against the proposed prescription of the death penalty for aggravated kidnapping. I reject their positions…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some 700 people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party said Friday, with protesters still on the streets in the midst of an internet blackout. “As we speak the figure for deaths in Dar (es Salaam) is around 350 and for Mwanza it is…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The planned implementation of 5 % surcharge on refined petroleum products, including petrol and diesel, starting January 1, 2026, is being opposed by stakeholders in the extractive sector and civil society organisations, CSOs. This came as Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, said the law, if enforced could…
LAGOS JANAURY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The camp of Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that a merger between opposition parties to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 “is sealed.” Abdulrasheed Shehu, the special assistant on media to the former vice president, made the announcement via his verified…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of people gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza Wednesday night less than a day after former President Donald Trump won his reelection bid to affirm their support for progressive policies like abortion access, immigrant rights and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. The protest, the first of what organizers promised…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Watch out! Peter Obi is steadily emerging as the main opposition figure, delivering alternative viewpoints on important national conversations and criticizing the government in selected fronts. It is a departure from the past when also-rans in presidential races would recoil into their shells in shock and shame, only to return in four…
