LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, has challenged former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, retired, to show evidence of any Federal Government project his government established in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria after the Biafra civil war many years ago. Omirhobo said this in a post via his X account […]
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has agreed to restore electricity supply to Niger Republic as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday lifted the sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. The sanctions were lifted after the extraordinary summit of ECOWAS on the political, peace and security situation in the sub-region held at the […]
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has called for the zoning and rotation of the presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country. This, he said, remained paramount for tranquility, development and growth of the country. Gowon, who spoke yesterday at the […]
Mar 22 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria Head of States, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), on Sunday, led a prayer rally against killings, Boko Haram attacks in North East region and Nigeria at large. Gowon who is also the National Chairman of ‘Nigeria Prays’, speaking during the one-day prayer rally held in Bauchi, said the prayer rally was […]
Feb 25 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dikoye Oyeyinka, 33, has been billed as one of the most promising Nigerian writers of his generation. He went to some of the finest schools in his West African homeland but says that like the majority of his classmates he “didn’t know about Biafra until I was 14”. When he did begin […]
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LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Nigeria’s living former heads of state and presidents including Olusegun Obasanjo failed to attend the inaugural June 12 Democracy Day celebration which held on Wednesday at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The former presidents and Heads of state were scheduled to be seated at the venue of the event at 9:35 am […]
Jun 13 2019 | Posted in
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LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than nine African leaders will join President Muhammadu Buhari to honour ex- president Goodluck Jonathan on the historic launch of his book “Transition Hours” on Tuesday November 20, 2018 at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. President Buhari has been announced as the Special guest of honour, while Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will […]
Nov 13 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, has called on all leaders and elder statesmen in Nigeria to come together for an urgent meeting on ways to end the killings across the country, especially in Benue and Borno states. General Gowon who condemned the killings lamented that his heart bleeds […]
Apr 29 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has described as worrisome the widespread insecurity and killings in the country. Gowon said that he had prayed and hoped at the end of the Nigerian Civil War that the country would not go through that path again. Gowon who is the Chairman and convener […]
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on African leaders to look inwards for the solutions to Africa’s problems. Obi gave the advice on Thursday while speaking at the Inaugural Lecture of Kukah Centre at the Yar’Adua Centre Abuja. The former Governor blamed African leaders for the problems […]
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