LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has disowned the two leaked policies in circulation insinuating that the Federal Government may have returned to the payment of fuel subsidy and be considering fiscal measures to battle food inflation in the country. In a release signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso has temporarily suspended the programs of Voice of America and BBC/Africa following the broadcast of news stories about a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of abuses against civilian populations. The Superior Council of Communication Thursday ordered the immediate halt of the rebroadcasts and suspension of the programs…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 102 top government officials are at the risk of losing their jobs following the decision of the Bola Tinubu-led federal government to implement the Orasanye Committee report. Politics Nigeria earlier reported that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed the federal government’s decision to State House…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has charged online publishers to promote positive reports on Nigeria in the online news space, saying it is crucial to the socio-economic growth and development of the country. The minister stated this while addressing members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP)…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-THE Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, led by South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has denied reports that the body has asked lawyers to the 2023 Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi respectively to apologize. In a statement yesterday by…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Anambra Governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has denied reports that he is aspiring for the 2027 presidential election from 2023. In a statement on his Twitter handle, Obi said the reports are “bogus” and that he has never granted any interview or press remarks to…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After a drama-filled week, Ejikeme Mmesoma, the 19-year-old student of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu, Nnewi, Anambra State, has admitted manipulating her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra had set up a committee to investigate the issue. The eight -man committee invited the Principal of Anglican Girls’…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Office of the President of Nigeria has rejected European Union (EU) report on the May 2023 General Election. Recalled that in its final report on the Nigerian elections, the globally acclaimed body said trust in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had been severely damaged, especially as a result of the failure…