LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 polls, Mr. Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a country that is not faithful to her youths. Obi was speaking Saturday during the convocation lecture of Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja. The former Anambra Stat Governor, who was the convocation…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has decried the high cost of governance in the country, saying it is “madness” for political office holders to move in large convoys. Obi, who was the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2019 presidential poll, said he had used a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The newly consecrated bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Aba, Most Rev. Prof. Augustine Echema, has called on Nigerians in all walks of life to emulate former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi. The cleric was speaking on Sunday at Christ the King Catholic Church, Aba, during his first mass as the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senior lawyers on Friday backed the Supreme Court’s judgment on the governorship election in Bayelsa State. Senior Advocates of Nigeria ((SAN) Dr Paul Ananaba and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa advised aggrieved persons to express their grievances lawfully. But a Lagos lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, said the judgment appeared to be punishing the All Progressives Congress…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The drama in Bayelsa State is not yet over. Barely few hours after he emerged as the new governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri faces another battle, which may threaten his mandate. He has a new date with his arch-rival, Timi Alaibe, who has asked a Federal High Court to declare…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Electoral Commission on Friday declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri, as the winner of the November 16 governorship election held in Bayelsa State. The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the commission would give him the Certificate of Return in compliance with the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the death of his bosom friend and former Commissioner for Utilities in his Government, Dr. Emeka Nwankwu, as shocking and devastating, stating that in his death, that part of him (Obi) also died. Obi…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress on Friday lampooned the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) over his claims that his regime was succeeding in addressing insecurity. Buhari at the inauguration of two helicopters for the armed forces said Nigerians believed in the success achieved by his government in…