LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Opposition parties in Nigeria’s fiercely contested polls will attempt to do what has been described as the impossible – getting a court to overturn the outcome of a presidential election in Africa’s most populous nation. Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, the second and third-placed candidates in the tightest presidential election since the…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has said that it is not mandatory for a presidential candidate to win the Federal Capital Territory to be declared the winner of the election. Currently, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party are leading the race…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the winner of the just concluded presidential election, Bola Tinubu, saying that he is best man for the job. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election early on Wednesday morning, defeating main challengers Atiku Abubakar of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress; main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and Labour Party, were locked in a tight race, last night as results of the February 25 elections trickled in yesterday. So far, results from 14 states have been declared by the National Chairman of the Independent…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Lagos and attacked traders and buyers. Markets allegedly invaded include Ladipo, Balogun and Ebute-Ero, all on Lagos Island and Mainland. The thugs were said to have arrived at the markets around 10 am and started dislodging the traders of their goods and in the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leading contenders in Nigeria’s presidential election have made their last push for support, a week before the West African nation’s key election. As the campaign period neared its end, both the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu and the main opposition’s Atiku Abubakar on Saturday held rallies in the northeast, where extremists have…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has maintain the lead, ahead of four major candidates vying for the February 25 election about 10 days to the presidential and national assembly election. Peter Obi who has won on the online polls as far as the February 25 general election is concerned continued…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has replaced the Commissioners of Police in five States. Their redeployment is contained in a statement on Tuesday by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi. The major highlight of the shakeup, announced in less than three weeks to the general elections, is the removal of…