LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court will on Tuesday give its verdict on the appeal brought before it by the immediate past governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his party, the All Progressives Congress. The court is expected to seat by 2 pm tomorrow (Tuesday). Oyetola and the APC had challenged the judgement of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials rushed to prepare polling stations Friday, on the eve of Nigeria’s crucial election, amid new concerns of vote buying after police said one lawmaker was arrested with nearly $500,000 in cash and a distribution list. In the southeast, fears that separatists may target polling stations prompted election workers in parts of…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will on Saturday, February 18,2023 embark on a 100 Million Global March across the 774 local government areas in the 36 states, including Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and major cities around the world. This was made known in a statement issued on…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ramadan 2022 starting date has been announced following the sighting of the Ramadan moon. The home to Islam’s holiest sites, Saudi Arabia, announced it would start the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Saturday. “Tomorrow, Saturday will be the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan,” the kingdom said Friday, in…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-All eyes were on Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic, yesterday, for the arraignment of Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, since his arrest on Monday night. Hordes of his supporters had since morning trooped to the court in anticipation of his appearance. The environment got tension-soaked as…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday told youths in the country not to allow anybody to tell them that they are leaders of tomorrow, warning, “you are leaders today.” He urged them to be ambassadors for change, and to also drive the movement for freedom and justice in the country. He advised…
LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party were on Friday night handed over the list of delegates that would take part in the presidential primary scheduled for Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday (today). However, one of our correspondents gathered that some of the aspirants were apprehensive that the…