Archive for: June, 2021

Democracy Day: FG Declares Monday Public Holiday, Warns Against Agitations

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. This is as the government warned against agitations capable of threatening the peace of the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, was quoted to have said this in a statement on Wednesday by […]

HURIWA Decries Buhari’s Order To Recover Land For Herdsmen, Says It’ll Lead To More Killings

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, flayed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for asking the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process of recovering land from persons who have converted cattle grazing routes for their personal use. National Coordinator of HURIWA, […]

Igbo Woman Demand End To Killing Of Their Youths, Disown Unknown Gunmen

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Igbo women under the aegis of Credible Igbo Women Initiative (CIWI) have distanced themselves from the activities of both known and unknown gunmen in South-East of Nigeria whose activities have created atmosphere of civil unrest in the region. The group who made the denial yesterday in a press conference held at Yaba, […]

Nigeria Singer, Onyeka Onwenu Weeps Over Rampant Killings In Nigeria

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigeria Singer and Song  Writer  yesterday cry profusely like a baby while lamenting about the rampant  killings taking part all over Nigeria. She called on the Federal Government to do something about the  state of insecurity in the country and how to stop the incessant bloodshed and killing of the male […]

Nigeria Suspension of Twitter Is Undemocratic-U.S.

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States on Thursday condemned the Nigerian government for suspending Twitter and targeting individuals who use the social media site, including Nigerian broadcasters, and called for the African nation to reverse its decision. “Unduly restricting the ability of Nigerians to report, gather, and disseminate opinions and information has no place in […]

US-Russia Summit: What To Expect As Biden, Putin Meet In 18th-Century Swiss Villa

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold their June 16 summit in an 18th-century Swiss villa overlooking Lake Geneva, a soothing setting for what promises to be heated talks. Bitter disputes over election interference, cyber attacks, human rights and Ukraine hang over their first face-to-face meeting […]

Donald Trump Attack Biden, Says He Trust Vladimir Putin More Than US Intelligence

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has told Joe Biden to give his “warmest regards” to Vladimir Putin when the two leaders meet next week – and said it “should be obvious” that US intelligence on Russian election meddling ought not to be trusted. In a statement from his “Save America” campaign on Thursday night, the […]

IMF Warns Of Risks After El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin As Legal Tender

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A spokesman for the IMF on Thursday warned of the risks of using bitcoin for day-to-day transactions after El Salvador, which is in negotiations for additional funds from the crisis lender, approved the cryptocurrency’s use. An IMF team is scheduled to meet with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele later Thursday as the […]

Buhari Supports Open Grazing, Orders AGF To Recover Land For Herdsmen

LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has given approval to the return of the open grazing practised during the 1st Republic where herdsmen used designated grazing routes to move their cattle to several parts of the country. To this end, the President said he had asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, […]

Twitter Ban: Lagos Lawyer Drags FG To ECOWA Court, Demands N510m As Damage

LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A lawyer cum human rights activist, Chief Malcom Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has dragged the President Muhammadu Buhari led-government before Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, for banning micro blogging site, Twitter. Omirhobo in a suit dated June 7, 2021 and filed through online same date, asked the court […]

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