LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of people gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza Wednesday night less than a day after former President Donald Trump won his reelection bid to affirm their support for progressive policies like abortion access, immigrant rights and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. The protest, the first of what organizers promised…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some legal practitioners have expressed different opinions on the debate over the bill recently passed into law by the Senate. While some of them urged called on President Bola Tinubu not to assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (Amendment Bill) 2024 passed by the Senate, others expressed the need…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Igbo youths under the aegis of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, have expressed rage over the demolition of buildings in Ajao Estate by the Lagos State Government, accusing Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of fanning the embers of ethnic hostilities. At least 13 houses have been pulled down at the estate since…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Travellers and travel stakeholders have expressed mixed feelings over the reduction of Basic Travelling Allowance and Personal Travel Allowance (BTA/PTA) to $2000 from $4000. The development which took effect immediately is said to have disrupted the travel plans of some travellers amidst pressure at the black market. With the new policy, Form…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s government announced on Friday that it was suspending Twitter “indefinitely” after the deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Tweet, which violated Twitter’s “abusive behaviour” policy. Since the ban, users have been on the lookout for ways to access the social media platform through the use of a VPN. The volume of online…