LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s unilateral removal of Rivers State Governor Similaya Fubara, describing it as unconstitutional and reckless. In a statement issued rehearsed in his X handle warned that such actions threaten Nigeria’s democracy, undermine the rule of law, and set a dangerous precedent for…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State over the crisis rocking both the executive and legislative arms of government in the state. In a 12-minute national broadcast to the nation, the President said during the six-month period of the state of emergency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-California has declared a state of emergency after it reportedly has the country’s highest rate of H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, affecting dairy cattle. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a proclamation Wednesday, Dec. 18, to “further enhance the state’s preparedness and accelerate the ongoing cross-agency response efforts” to mitigate the spread…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Multiple communities across South Florida — including the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas — flooded Wednesday amid bouts of torrential rain that prompted the state’s governor to declare an emergency and stranded drivers across the region. Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade, Collier and Hendry counties…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has asked President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the issue of insecurity in the country. NBA, which is the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country, in a state of the nation address it presented in Abuja on Wednesday, maintained that “what…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residents of New York are currently trapped at home as a result of life-threatening storm and heavy rainfall which caused flooding in major parts of the American city. Reports from the United States revealed that infrastructural facilities, businesses and properties were damaged by the flood. Parts of Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives on Wednesday said a state of emergency on ritual killings in the country should be declared by the Federal Government. The lawmakers also called for a campaign against the menace, saying the effort of parents, schools, religious leaders and the media is needed. This is following a motion…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has blamed the Federal Government for the breakdown of security in the state. This is as he expressed displeasure at the recent statement made by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF Abubakar Malami, ahead of the November 6 governorship election…