LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) , Peter Obi, has condemned the circulation of false videos stating that it was aimed at blackmailing him. In a statement on X.com on Friday, the former Anambra state governor stated that a video from his keynote speech while he led the state was…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Shehu Atiku Abubakar, son of Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, on Thursday, joined the protest against hunger and bad governance in the country. He joined a mammoth crowd at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos State. Although the protests across the country started…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Anxiety was in the air when residents of Urora in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, looted a truckload of rice parked in the vicinity on the opening day of the protest against bad governance and hunger, which took place across the nation. In a 40-second viral video, watched by our correspondent, residents…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Naira continued to appreciate against the dollar at the foreign exchange market despite the ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance. This came as the Naira appreciated significantly in both official and parallel foreign exchange markets. FMDQ data showed that Naira significantly appreciated to N1570.00 against the dollar on Thursday from N1608.73…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six people have been reportedly killed while some sustained injuries in the ongoing protest in Suleja, Niger State. The victims were said to have been killed while security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted barricade on a section of Abuja-Kaduna highway. Daily Trust had reported…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Borno State and Kano State governments has imposed a 24-hour curfew in response to ongoing nationwide hunger protests and a recent bomb explosion in the State. In Borno State the curfew announcement was made by the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Nahum Kenneth Daso, in a statement on Thursday. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The hunger protest in Kaduna has descended into chaos after hoodlums hijacked the demonstration, resulting in the arson of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency (KASTLEA) headquarters. The demonstration took a violent turn as the protesters, marching from Kaduna Government House through Sokoto Road. The situation spiraled out of control when…
