LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has appealed to members of Nigeria Senate to halt further deliberation on the hate speech Bill for the interest of generality of people and peaceful co-existence of the Nation.. Onuesoke who condemned the hate speech Bill while addressing newsmen by the sideline at the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnapped Court of Appeal Justice Chioma Iheme-Nwosu has been released. She was released on Wednesday night. No official statement has been issued by the police or any of the law enforcement agencies but the news of her release was broke in a short messaged by the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Nigeria and neighboring countries Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border patrol force to tackle smuggling between the West African countries, they said in a communique on Thursday. Foreign ministers from the three countries met to discuss smuggling following a decision by regional giant Nigeria, which…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A lawyer, Tope Akinyode, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate over the proposed ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019.” In a suit he filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos, Akinyode seeks an order of perpetual injunction prohibiting the respondents from enacting the bill, “which was introduced…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people have been feared killed in the violence that rocked the Peoples Democratic Party rally at Okolomabiri in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday. It was gathered that gunmen stormed the venue of the rally and began shooting indiscriminately. A driver of an OB van attached to the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles on Wednesday beat the Squirrels of Benin Republic 2-1 in their opening Group L match of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Striker Stéphane Sessègnon opened the scoring after five minutes, before Lille’s Victor Osimhen levelled from the spot on the stroke of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Forty Eight-hours after the Appeal Court Panel sitting on Oyo State Governorship Election Petition gave its judgment, the copy of the judgment has not been made available to lawyers of the Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, investigations have revealed. Informed sources close to the judiciary in Ibadan told our Correspondent…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Time magazine has named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi among its 100 world rising stars who are shaping the future. Nigerian women’s rights activist Osowobi is one of 53 women on a list of 100 names Time has dubbed “the world’s most ascendant leaders” who are “rising stars…