LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun reconciliation of members, indicating interest to bring back presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in this year’s general elections, Peter Obi, to its fold. The main opposition party, yesterday, stated that for it not to go into oblivion and win the 2027 polls, “a Northerner cannot…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC candidate, who was present in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, including Senator Obinna Ogba who represented Ebonyi central zone between 2015 and 2023, and the former House of Representatives member, Chief Livinus Makwa, have resigned their party’s membership. Some state working committee including James Alaka, the organizing Secretary of the party;…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Cross River State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Calabar in its final judgment has dismissed Prof. Sandy Onor’s petition against the electoral victory of Senator Bassey Otu as governor of the state. The tribunal upheld Otu’s election, saying the petitioner’s case lacked merit. The PDP petition in a Suit Number: EPT/CR/GOV/02/2023…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wednesday’s judgement of the President Election Petition Court will not mark the end of the controversies trailing the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. News Direct recalls that the five-man panel, in a final judgement read by Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, struck out the three petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his renewed and energized focus on delivering his vision of a unified, peaceful and prosperous nation. This follows the judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja. In a statement signed by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu said he welcomes the judgment of…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, on Monday, seemingly responded to a report that he was in talks with Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso for a possible merger to wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring supporters of his commitment to the party….
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gearing up for possibilities as the country continues its transition process, the trio of Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Peter Obi have begun to discuss the possibility of a merger, with the ultimate goal of setting up a formidable party that can more effectively challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), THISDAY…