LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s main opposition candidates in this year’s presidential election appealed a ruling that upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory and asked the nation’s Supreme Court in separate applications to declare them the winner instead, according to documents seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. In the documents filed, both the Peoples Democratic Party’s…
= LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Gregory Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, expressed his admiration and enthusiasm upon learning about the remarkable achievements of two Nigerian doctors, Hadiza Galadanci and Abosede Afolabi, in combating maternal and newborn mortality worldwide. He shared his response via a post on his verified Twitter account. In his…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said that he returned from a trip to Bangladesh “to receive with shock, and pain the very sad and ugly news of the beheading of a Labour Party Chieftain in Abia state, Zachary Maduka.” Mr. Obi had been in the Bangladeshi…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leadership of Labour Party has chided Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, for accusing the opposition party of attempting to hoodwink Nigerians into believing that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the February 25 election. The objection is coming in the wake of Soyinka’s declaration on Wednesday at an event titled, “The Lives…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several websites established around the time of Nigeria’s general elections in February 2023 are reaching thousands of people while spreading false news, the BBC has found. A high number of adverts on the websites mean they can be profiting from the spread of disinformation. They weave false stories with factual news…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general elections has taken to Twitter to celebrate Alex Okosi. This followed Okosi’s appointment as the Managing Director of Google Africa. In a Twitter post, Obi wrote: “I sincerely rejoice with Alex Okosi, a Nigerian who was recently appointed as the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese and Archbishop of Niger Province, Most Rev’d Dr. Alexander Ibezim, has characterised Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, as someone whose paramount aspiration is to improve people’s lives for the betterment of society. He lauded Obi as a firm believer in the idea that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-THE Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, led by South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has denied reports that the body has asked lawyers to the 2023 Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi respectively to apologize. In a statement yesterday by…