LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concerns over the appointment of two persons of Yoruba ethnicity to head two key departments of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Atiku disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Phrank…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States-based advocacy firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has disclosed that a court ordered deadline for final briefings in a Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, case involving alleged Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, records concerning President Bola Tinubu has expired. The firm disclosed this in a statement on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States-based advocacy firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has filed a $57 million lawsuit against Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the Federal Government of Nigeria, former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode and DCI Group over alleged defamation and conspiracy to kidnap and physically harm its founder, Dr. Von Batten. The firm disclosed this in a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to reject politicians promising to restore petrol subsidy, saying such a move would reverse the economic reforms of his administration. Tinubu made the call on Thursday in his Independence Day address to Nigerians, as the country marked its 66th anniversary of independence. The president said Nigeria…
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…
