LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has again urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rethink and rescind the Twitter ban in Nigeria. This message was conveyed by a top American official and senior diplomat, who is the current administrator of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power. Power, in…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari over “the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, criminalization of Nigerians and other people using Twitter, and the escalating repression of human rights, particularly the rights to freedom of expression, access…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embittered by the unfortunate shooting and killing of four residents of Iseyin Town by men of the Nigerian Customs Service on Thursday, the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba (Dr.) Salaudeen Adekunle Ajinese and other stakeholders of the ancient community yesterday pronounced outright expulsion of the security operatives from the community. The monarch made…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Southern Senators Forum (SSF), has commended the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) for outrightly taking a firm position on burning national issues, including restructuring and banning open grazing of cattle in Southern part of the country, among other demands. The lawmakers said the decision was a welcome development against the backdrop of…