LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was in the habit of awarding scholarships to children of politicians and their associates thereby wasting the opportunities that should have been used to develop the children of poor rural folks. The revelation was made yesterday by the acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of NDDC, Dr Joi…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), Tunde Bakare, yesterday took aim at politicians, blaming them for the poor infrastructure and worsening economic hardship in the country. He specifically tackled the former Lagos State governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, claiming that he would give account…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its findings revealed that some politicians were sponsored for elections by internet fraudsters, vowing to expose both the politicians and their sponsors soon. This was disclosed by the Zonal Head of EFCC, Port Harcourt Zone, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja will, on Monday, deliver judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress flag bearer, Governor Kayode Fayemi, in the July 14, 2018 election. Towards this end, the…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Graduates from Bayelsa State have cried out over the alleged hijack of the state government’s recruitment exercise of 1,000 unemployed youth into the civil service. The graduates claim that politicians have truncated the process and shared the slots among themselves. Under the leadership of the Bayelsa State Graduates Forum (BSGF), the…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A constitutional lawyer and president, Voters Awareness Initiative, Mr. Wale Ogunade, said on Monday that the gale of defections in the nation’s polity has exposed selfish politicians. Ogunade told the newsmen in Lagos that many of the defections were about personal interests and not in the interest of the people who elected…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari launched his on the three-pronged promises of securing the lives and properties of Nigerians, restoring the economy, and fighting corruption. Three years down the line, several top former political office holders have been sent to jail, in fulfillment of the current administration’s avowed determination to fight corruption head-on. Prominent…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, on Monday ordered an immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to some political office holders and very important personalities, VIPs, in the country, citing the security challenges facing Nigeria as reason. Recall that the IGP had stated that the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has perfected…