LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the public outcry that greeted the hate speech bill, the Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said the Senate won’t pass the proposed anti-free speech bills. Lawan made the disclosure in response to a detailed written protest letter against the hate speech bill and anti-social media bill before the senate by the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gas cylinder explosion has left three injured and cars damaged at Four Points by Sheraton Hotels, Oniru, Lagos. The explosion which occurred on Wednesday was said to have been caused by the leaking pipe of a gas cylinder used by welders working in the hotel premises. The explosion shattered several cars’…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, condemns in very strong terms the brutal killing of Ghanaian undercover Journalist – Ahmed Husein. According to media reports, Husein was shot by gunmen on a motorbike on Wednesday night while in his car driving home. He was reportedly shot three times, twice in the chest…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of Niger Delta stakeholders under the aegis of the Concerned Youth Leaders of the Niger Delta has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The group said an interim management committee does not augur well for the overall interest of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Minister of State for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo came under several criticisms after he said that it was necessary for the social media and hate speech bills to be passed because of people who post things that could set the polity ablaze. The minister said this via his Twitter handle on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has made good his threat to institute a N2.5bn libel against a Presidential aide, Mrs Lauretta Onochie over an alleged libellous publication. He was at the Registry of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama where he formally deposed to his own witness statement…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was in the habit of awarding scholarships to children of politicians and their associates thereby wasting the opportunities that should have been used to develop the children of poor rural folks. The revelation was made yesterday by the acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of NDDC, Dr Joi…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Police Command has arrested four pastors who allegedly conducted fake miracles and prophecies within Lekki and Epe areas of state. The self-acclaimed pastors were arrested around 5 am on November 30 after by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID). The detectives were said to have monitored…