By Farooq A. Kperogi LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ancient Greeks are credited with saying the truth is often the first casualty in war. I think in political campaigns, truth is also the first casualty, and we have started to see that already in the current election cycle in Nigeria. In this column, I highlight a few…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two years after Samuel Ashola was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos, the unemployed artist boils with anger as he prepares to vote. “My blood is hot,” said the 30-year-old, before campaigning for the 2023 general elections starts later in September. “I’m from the ghetto,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has revealed that he would ensure lasting peace in the country by unifying the country and rebuilding its social cohesion and mutual trust among the people. Obi made this known at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Peace Conference in Abuja, where he was…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the Former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole lied about security in Anambra State during his tenure. Speaking at the Youth Conference of APC, a party he was their past Chairman, Oshiomhole said it was Obi’s successor…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi of Labour Party coming tops, leaving both Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, trailing behind, could be an eloquent indication that if the Labour Party does its home work very well, it could be on its way…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Facebook post claimed pictures it shared showed the aftermath of a gun attack on the convoy of Peter Obi, a Nigerian opposition leader who is contesting next year’s presidential election. This is false; all the images depict various incidents from previous years and were not taken in Abuja, as the post…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten lawyers have dragged the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, seeking an order to stop the “#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally” slated for October 1, 2022. The plaintiffs brought the Originating Summons pursuant to Section 6(6)…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A human rights organisation, on Thursday, approached the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba with a petition, seeking the arrest and interrogation of spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign council, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN. The group which is under the aegis of Advocat for Peoples Right…