LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential aspirant, Dr Bukola Saraki, yesterday, warned Nigerians to be mindful of presidential aspirants promising to restructure Nigeria, if elected president. Saraki, who spoke at the PDP secretariat in Lagos State, where he was endorsed as favourite candidate, said restructuring agenda was not something a president could single-handedly…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have rejected the Port Harcourt venue of the party’s national convention slated for October 6. The presidential candidate of the party is expected to emerge at the convention. The aspirants have suggested alternative venues for the all-important exercise. The aspirants are reportedly uncomfortable with…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mrs Kemi Adeosun has left the shores of Nigeria 24 hours after resigning as the Minister of Finance, and moments after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) warned that she may flee from arrest. According to emerging reports, Mrs Adeosun arrived the British capital of London on Saturday, after resigning her office over…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few months to 2019 general elections and less than four weeks to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential primaries, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged threats to his life and those of his family members. The petition to the president, which was also copied the PDP…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After a protracted battle with the ruling party, speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has finally defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to seek re-election on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dogara, Our reporter gathered reliably from his close associates that he secretly bought…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At the last count, no fewer than 14 members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have indicated their intention to seek the presidential ticket of the party. The aspirants are a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar; the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; his predecessor, David Mark; Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal;…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Otedola, a businessman and Chairman of Forte Oil PLC, has “accepted” the offer of a governorship ticket by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Dele Momodu, Publisher of Ovation magazine, Otedola “personally confirmed” the news to him, meaning he will run against Akinwunmi Ambode, the incumbent Governor and candidate of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In what is set to go down as a continuation of the gale of defections that has plagued the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara is set to dump the party for the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defection is…