LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-PUNCH was conspicuously missing among the national dailies that got front page advertorial from the presidency on Wednesday. The advertorial contained the New Year message of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians. While the content splashed on the cover page of major dailies, the newspaper, which describes itself as the most widely read in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has described as “false and irresponsible” reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan was blackmailed to support the governing party, APC, in recent Bayelsa State elections. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, on Tuesday, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, expressed shock that such a story could…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency has broken its silence on why some aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were asked to go saying President Muhammadu Buhari cut down the number of those working with his deputy to save the cost of governance. It would be recall that the appointments of some aides of the Vice President…
Osinbajo’s Aides Deny Receipt Of Sack Letters LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said to have been sacked by the Presidency have said they have not been sacked. They spoke in separate interviews with our correspondents on Thursday. Daily Trust online had on Thursday published a list of some persons said to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said that he did not subscribe to regulation of the social media by the government. He however cautioned Nigerians against the abuse of social media, noting that it can precipitate war and violent conflict if used to misinform. He specifically warned against using social media platforms to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not seek tenure extension at the end of his 2nd term in office as rumours of a possibility spread in the gossip mill. Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu in a statement on Nigeria’s Independence Day made the declaration saying categorically that the President will not seek tenure…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency on Tuesday clarified that the National Livestock Transformation Plan of the Federal Government was not suspended. While advising Nigerians not to worry about the 30 days ultimatum given by the Coalition of Northern Groups over the Ruga settlement project, the Presidency advised the CNG to respect the Office of the…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Sunday strove to convince residents in some parts of the country about the RUGA settlement project for herdsmen. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the controversial Ruga settlements being initiated by the Federal Government was not meant to serve…