LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has instituted a $5,000,000 (Five Million US Dollars) lawsuit before a Lagos High Court against Meta Platforms Inc., the U.S.-based tech giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg, over alleged invasion of his privacy In the originating motion brought pursuant to Section 37…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a remarkable display of bravery and community spirit, residents of Ago Palace Way, Okota, in Lagos, successfully repelled an attack by a group of suspected thugs during a recent election. The incident occurred on Saturday at a local polling unit and resulted in one individual being shot. The residents’ quick and…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that any foreign supplies to Ukraine containing military equipment will be considered “legitimate targets” for Russian strikes. “We clearly said that any cargo moving into the Ukrainian territory which we would believe is carrying weapons would be fair game. This is clear because we are…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, charging that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and that his country will bear the consequences of his action. The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs and high-tech sectors, Biden said. The United States…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court has ordered the federal government to pay the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the sum of N1 Billion over infringement of his fundamental rights. The court said the damages to be paid to Kanu were for the…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) have taken over the Soka residence of the Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho. DSS on Thursday night during a press conference in Abuja paraded some exhibits and occupants of his house who were arrested during an invasion of his house…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has described the failed invasion of the state House of Assembly Complex as an attempted coup d’état that is tantamount to treason and contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution. Obaseki, who said this in a statewide broadcast on Friday, assured that his administration will take all…