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,…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s decision to suspend Twitter indefinitely could backfire for the government and cost the country economically in terms of new investments into its technology sector. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter on June 4. The official press release gave only a vague justification, citing threats to “Nigeria’s corporate existence.” While only a minority…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has called for the prosecution of those violating the ban on Twitter. The directive is contained in a statement issued by Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, media aide of Malami, on Saturday. On Friday, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, disclosed the indefinite suspension of Twitter. Twitter’s suspension…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has said it has uncovered the illegal payment of N2 billion made by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for the prosecution of some terrorism suspects. At its sitting on Tuesday, the House’s ad hoc…