LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Laolu Akande, media aide to the former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission to electronically transmit the results of the last presidential and National Assembly elections has broken the trust of Nigerians in the electoral body. Akande made the statement on Friday while…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to contest for the office of president come 2023 general elections. He described Osinbajo as a personality the nation should look up to for leadership. General Babangida disclosed this yesterday when a pressure group, Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation (OGO), paid…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s moves to delay the sacking of his aides were not successful, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday. An online newspaper, Daily Nigerian, had earlier on Wednesday reported that about 35 of the aides were sacked. However, The PUNCH could not independently confirm the exact number as of the time of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, together with other Nigerians have dared Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, over his claim of innocence on corruption allegations peddled against him. Nigerians are clamouring for the resignation of Osinbajo which will enable a transparent probe rather than a promise to waive away his constitutional immunity. The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidency sources yesterday offered an insight into what led to the chartering of the ill-fated Caverton helicopter to fly Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and nine others at the weekend. Inquiries by The Guardian confirmed that the presidential fleet had been depleted. Consequently, it could not cater for the daily itinerary of the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A religious organisation under the aegis of Coalition of Christian Groups For Good Governance (Nigeria and Diaspora), on Saturday called on the Federal Government to commence an investigation into the crash of the helicopter carrying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Kabba, Kogi State. The coalition also sought for prayers on behalf of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has accused Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a leading governorship aspirant and his media team of misleading the public with reports claiming that he endorsed his candidacy ahead of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who is seeking reelection. Osinbajo attended a meeting of the Lagos State General Advisory Council, GAC, where he had…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday began the disbursement of start-up capital for 39,000 petty traders in the Federal Capital Territory. The disbursement is part of the current administration’s drive to empower over two million petty traders across the country through a commercial loan scheme tagged “Trader moni.” The interest-free loan…