LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The festering crisis of confidence between the Presidency and the National Assembly may have deepened. There were signs yesterday that the Senate may have resolved to dump all Executive communications sent to it for action. The resolution to “keep all Executive communications in view” was one of the high points of about…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As politicians start announcing their candidacies and parties begin devising their platforms ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, a few crucial details remain in the air. Due to a political tug of war in Abuja, it is still unclear when exactly voters will go to the ballot and in what order they…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles’ skipper, Nwankwo Kanu, has denied media reports linking him with Nigeria’s presidential race in 2019. The Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold medalist reacted to the news on Monday. Kanu distanced himself from the report, saying he has no plans to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Arsenal legend: “The…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The question remains unanswered, with the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, yesterday explaining why President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to speak on his political future. According to Adesina, Buhari’s stand is to prevent opponents from sabotaging the country. If the President speaks too early about his…
Muhammadu Buhari,Shehu Garba, LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not promise an absolute crime-free Nigeria while campaigning for the presidency in 2015. Shehu stated this on Sunday while reacting to criticism triggered by the death of several persons from the herdsmen-farmers crisis…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND(NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has decried the practice by officers of the Nigeria Police Force who still request money for bail from innocent Nigerians, despite the measures put in place to improve the bail process. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, disclosed this Thursday at a roundtable to validate…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has admitted that Boko Haram has not been defeated completely. This admission is contrary to earlier information by the Presidency that the Fedral Government has won the battle against the Islamic sect. Recall that the Nigerian military recently claimed that the sect had been completely defeated. Special Adviser to the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria needs to have wealth creators managing her affairs and not wealth sharers, if the country is to make any meaningful progress. He made this submission during a recent media chat in Lagos, during which he was asked to share his thoughts…
