LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto State Police Command has imposed a curfew in Sabon Birni town, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, following violent protests by youths over the killing of the District Head of Gatawa, Isa Muhammad Bawa. According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmed Rufa’i, the curfew, which restricts movement between 6 a.m. and…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of protesters mostly youth who defied the 24-hour curfew imposed in Maiduguri, Borno were allegedly arrested by the police. Sources said, despite the curfew, hundreds of protesters from the densely populated area of Gwange Ward of the metropolis trooped out on the Lagos streets and started destroying public property including vandalization…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the 24 hours curfew imposed by the Jigawa State Government on protests, hundreds of youths continued the protest against hardship for the second day in some part of Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. LEADERSHIP reports that a combined team of security agencies were battling with protesters around Zai area of the…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-France on Wednesday said it was imposing a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting police deployments and banning video app TikTok in a bid to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead. The emergency measures give authorities greater powers…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A London court, on Monday, granted bail to a former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who faces bribery charges filed against her by the United Kingdom (UK) government. District Judge Michael Snow granted her bail in terms and conditions including a curfew that ordered her to stay indoors between 11…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Saturday. The statement read, “The curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 24-hour curfew declared on October 20 was eased on Saturday with movement allowed from 8am to 6pm. However, the hours have been reviewed and movement is now allowed from 6am to 8pm, while schools in the state will remain closed. Gbenga Omotoso, commissioner for information and strategy, in a statement on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the easing of the curfew imposed on the state. The governor said people are allowed to go out between 8am and 6pm from Saturday. He said, “We have decided that we are going to be easing the curfew from tomorrow (Saturday) morning; and what…