LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Thursday rejected a motion seeking its nod to debate the speech delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Democracy Day. But the opposition parties led by the Peoples Democratic Party and the Campaign for Democracy have faulted the All Progressives Congress-dominated Senate‘s action. They said it was a bad…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Majority of Nigerian senators yesterday voted against a motion to debate President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day speech in plenary. The motion to scrutinise the speech was moved by Istifanus Gyang, Plateau, PDP. Coming under Order 52 of the Senate standing order, Gyang asked his colleagues, through the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, to…
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), against muzzling the legislature and the other arms of the government. Prince Secondus speaking against the backdrop of the obvious direct involvement of the President and his party…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six members of the Imo House of Assembly on Monday dumped their parties for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The members made the disclosure during the valedictory session of the eighth Imo Assembly in Owerri, the state capital. The decamped lawmakers include Chiji Collins of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Isiala…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past Chief Whip in the Bayelsa state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Tonye Emmanuel Isenah, member representing Kolu okuma/Opokuma constituency I, on Thursday emerged the speaker of the sixth Assembly. The Peoples Democratic Party has majority members in the new assembly constituted by Governor Seriake Dickson with…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has advised students on the need to choose responsible people as their role models. Obi gave the advice on Tuesday when he paid a visit to students of El-Shalom Convent, New Heaven, Ogbaru, Anambra State. Advising the students on the…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWRANGERS)-The Rector of St. John Innovation Institute of Management and Technology, Rev. Fr. Enyodiobi Francis, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, as God’s unparalleled gift to humanity. He was speaking Saturday during the unveiling and launching of the Institute at Neni, Anambra State….
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa State Chairman òf the People’s Democratic Party, Chief Moses Cleopas, has called on the State Government to ensure the conduct of the local government elections despite alleged threats by elements of the opposition in the state. Cleopas said in a statement on Saturday that no amount of threats…