LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism about how the law was hastily passed without much public input. President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the law comes a day after it…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians are already expressing their outrage over the plea bargain sought by Godwin Emiefele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the criminal suit filed against him by the federal government. Social media is already agog with reactions from Nigerians who expressed their disappointment over the move by Emiefele…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has caused a stir on social media after posters indicating his interest in the Yobe Senatorial district primaries emerged on social media. Naija News understands that Usman Baba may be seeking to contest in the Yobe South senatorial district election under the platform of the…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The claim by President Bola Tinubu that Peter Obi is not a valid member of the Labour Party has been countered by the Obi-Datti media office who described it as empty evidence. he media office in a statement on Wednesday said the matter is of no consequence as it has already been…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared herself as the Iyaloja General of Nigeria. The title is meant to identify her as the president of all market men and women in the country. Tinubu-Ojo added the title to her Twitter bio to reflect her new status after the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Civil society organisations expressed mixed reactions as the National Broadcasting Commission fined Arise TV for airing fake reports about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. NBC on Monday fined Arise TV N2m for breaching the broadcasting code. Reacting, the Executive Director, Transition Monitoring Group, Auwal Rafsanjani, urged…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Politicians are getting closer to the prospective voters across the country as the 2023 general election approaches. Most of the cities in northern Nigeria are flooded with posters, banners and billboards. In Kano, Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the state is campaigning in a unique way that is believed by many as…
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…
