LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD(NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Workers Forum has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of the salaries of federal civil servants and an increase in the minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000. The letter, dated September 2, 2026, and signed by the National Coordinator, FWF, Andrew Emelieze and General…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Opposition parties appear to be facing fresh difficulties in their efforts to agree on a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, despite renewed calls for unity ahead of the poll. The latest attempt to bring the opposition together was made in Abuja on Monday, when seven…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday, formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union, warning that the incidents undermine the continent’s solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. Specifically, he requested prompt collective action from the continent’s leaders, including the placement of this…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records linked to allegations of drug trafficking. The records are being sought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, who filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against several…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to speak openly to Nigerians about his plans, policies, and programmes instead of using proxies. Obi challenged Tinubu to address Nigerians on his activities in office ahead of the 2027 elections. Naija News reports that Obi…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peter Obi Media Office has observed some disturbing trends ahead of the January 16, 2027, Presidential election that should be nipped in the bud before it develops. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is positioning himself to be re-elected for a second term without meeting the electorates. Indications are evident that the…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for armed kidnappers who launched deadly attacks on four villages in a remote part of Niger state last Friday. Local residents told the BBC several mosques were simultaneously targeted during prayers. A local youth leader says as many as 500 people may have been…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday accused President Bola Tinubu of practising Robin Hood economics. Atiku said Tinubu is robbing the poor to subsidise the rich and powerful. The former vice president, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, made the remark…
