LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday declined to launch a fresh investigation into the controversial N1.3bn budgetary allocation to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, saying it would await the outcome of the ongoing probe by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ordered by President Bola Tinubu. The decision followed…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential flagbearer in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has said that the grand corruption being revealed daily in this regime supports why the President should resign. Obi, who had earlier called on the President to resign for failing to improve the welfare of the citizens, declared…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026. In a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-When you’re watching 2026 World Cup games and see empty seats, just remember who the real enemy is. It’s not the American, Canadian or Mexican fans who didn’t fill those seats. Because those empty seats aren’t about interest in the world’s most prestigious soccer tournament. There’s plenty of interest. No, the enemy…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States, world football’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. A FIFA spokesperson confirmed in a statement that Artan, who was refused entry to the US after arriving at Miami International…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a leading opposition figure in Nigeria and the sole presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the upcoming 2027 elections, has articulated reasons why Africa ought to rise above poverty. During his visit to South Africa over the weekend, Obi addressed an international dialogue, emphasizing that Africa…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-How do you expect them to like someone that wants to come and reduce their rascality and block the source of their ill-gotten wealth? How do you expect them to like someone that will stop the sharing and distribution of bags of money? How do you expect them to like someone…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he and some “leadership in the north” did an assessment of potential allies before settling on Peter Obi as the most capable partner to prosecute the 2027 presidential campaign. He dismissed concerns about a hidden power struggle…
