LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)–The Independent National Electoral Commission says the 23 newly registered political parties will not be allowed to participate in the September 22, 2018 governorship election in Osun State as the deadline for submission of candidates has passed. This is just as INEC announced that all political parties could on Saturday begin holding…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 100-Level Banking and Finance student of the Kogi State University (KSU), Ayingba Yusuf Jimoh, has allegedly killed his 300-Level Philosophy counterpart and hostel mate, Sheriff Ali Umar, over a girlfriend. The victim was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle during a fight. It all started with an argument in…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police on Friday attacked protesters who stormed the Police Headquarters in Abuja over continued detention of Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. Many of the protesters were left unconscious. Ogundipe is being held by the police over a story he wrote on the report submitted to the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, by…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of civil society groups, #OurMumuDondo, has stormed the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to demand the release of detained Premiums Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. Led by popular musician, Charlie Boy, the protesters insisted on the release of the reporter, noting that they would not leave until he is freed. The activists briefly…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release yesterday after over two years in detention of Jones Abiri, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Weekly Source newspaper. CPJ urges Nigerian authorities to drop all charges against Abiri and ensure those responsible for his over two years in detention without trial or family visitation…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Source, Mr. Jones Abiri, may finally be set freeon Friday for lack of evidence against him. The assurance was given on Thursday by Magistrate Chukwuemeka Nweke of Magistrate Court 5, Wuse, Abuja. The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mr. Waheed Odusile, who was present…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators are taking turns to sleep over at the National Assembly Complex to prevent a noctunal removal of Senate President Bukola Saraki by their All Progressives Congress (APC) colleagues, a senator revealed yesterday. Senator Philip Gyunka (PDP Nasarawa North) revealed this yesterday when he presented his letter of…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdulwaheed Odusile, has petitioned the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on the incessant attacks on Nigerian journalists by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Odusile, who wrote the petition on behalf of Nigerian journalists, used the arrest and detention of a Premium Times…