LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian opposition leader Peter Obi has emerged as one of the top contenders looking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in February’s election. A recent Twitter post claimed to show a picture of Obi using a teleprompter during a speech at the London-based think tank Chatham House. But the claim is false: AFP…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A public policy think tank, the NEO Africana Centre, has condemned the attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, after a successful rally in Katsina on Monday. In a statement on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs, Mr Jenkins Udu entitled, “Mr President…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has condemned the assassination of Chris Ohizu, the sole administrator of Imo State’s Ideato North Local Government Area, by unknown gunmen. According to reports in Nigeria, Ohizu was beheaded by his kidnappers after the gunmen allegedly paid a ransom of N6 million to release him….
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Aba, Abia State and others Abians are full of praises for Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, the state Governor, for his bold and unwavering support for the presidential project of Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP Presidential candidate after posters of “Peter Obi for President and Governor Ikpeazu for Senate,…
By ECHI ANTHONY LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I was scrolling through Twitter when I came across this post from @ChifeDr real name Dr. Aloy Chife. “I have a Ph.D. And I’m very proud to be called “Igbo trader” I will clean toilets if the money is good. Has decades of elevating work-shy little men into positions…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has promised to build a new Nigeria as he took his campaign to Katsina, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari. He made the promise at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium on Monday, restating his commitment to restoring peace, fighting poverty, and opening all…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (EWSRANGERS)-A strong man of Abia politics and Board of Trustees, BoT, member of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Prince Benjamin Apugo, has solicited support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, saying that his integrity, competence and proven track record of achievements have put him ahead of other…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party (LP), on Sunday, held its presidential rally in Kano. Peter Obi, flag-bearer of LP, and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, were present at the rally. Obi and Datti, alongside their wives, also attended a town hall meeting with women and students in the state before proceeding to Kano Pillars…
