LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, SAN, one of the renowned legal practitioners currently representing the labour party presidential aspirant, Peter Gregory Obi at the ongoing presidential election petition court in Abuja, has reacted to the recent coup d’etat that happened in Niger Republic It is no longer news that some millitary men in the…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has stated that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria”, the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” According to Falana, “out of the 93 million voters that were registered, only 22 million voted in the presidential election.” Falana stated this…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has said that the indictment of former American President, Donald Trump, may be good for democracy. On Thursday, Professor Akinyemi sat with Arise News for an interview, where he shared his opinion that the indictment of President Trump may be good for democracy…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a moment of anger and lack of critical reflection unbecoming of a democratically elected government, and with complete disregard to our rights, the Buhari Administration on June 4 announced an indefinite ban on the operations of “the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter in Nigeria.” Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant To The…