LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, sponsor of the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech (Establishment) Bill 2019 has hinted that the death penalty has been dropped. The bill prescribes that any person who commits hate speech offence shall be liable to life imprisonment and where the act causes…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Minister of State for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo came under several criticisms after he said that it was necessary for the social media and hate speech bills to be passed because of people who post things that could set the polity ablaze. The minister said this via his Twitter handle on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder and general overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has described the controversial hate speech bill as a ‘crazy idea.’ The cleric, who claimed the aim of the bill was to silence Nigerians boasted that no one can silence a man of God because he is…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi on Sunday said that his controversial Hate Speech Bill, which proposed “death by hanging” for offenders would be reworked to suit the wishes of Nigerians before passage. The Bill titled: “National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2019”…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has distanced itself from the proposed Hate Speech Bill following series of criticism against the Bill aimed at stifling free speech. Acting spokesperson for the Senate, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, told journalists in Abuja on Monday that contrary to widespread impression, the bill was not the idea of the ninth Senate He…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has appealed to members of Nigeria Senate to halt further deliberation on the hate speech Bill for the interest of generality of people and peaceful co-existence of the Nation.. Onuesoke who condemned the hate speech Bill while addressing newsmen by the sideline at the…
ate By Jerome-Mario Utomi. LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Looking at the ripple reactions that greeted the hate speech bill currently before the Nigerian senate; one will but agree with the words of John F. Kennedy, that ‘a man who creates power makes an indispensable contribution to the nation’s greatness. But the man who questions power make…