LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Nigerians prepare for 2023 general election, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has vowed to bring to justice political actors who are found of encouraging violence. Alkali Baba who made the vow while addressing political stakeholders at a meeting with political parties and other stakeholders in preparation for the…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Catriona Laing, British high commissioner to Nigeria, has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto state. The student was said to have been attacked by a mob over comments purportedly considered to be an insult to Prophet Mohammed. A video of the student…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commonwealth law ministers have unanimously resolved to remove barriers to access to justice in their respective countries, and to deliver Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions by 2030. The biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting concluded today with a set of proposed actions to be taken at the national…
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Access to justice for everyone in all communities is an important right and requirement for building fair and peaceful societies – yet this objective has been achieved in few if any nations, and the consequences are damaging for social, economic and political progress and stability. Studies indicate…