LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Anxiety was in the air when residents of Urora in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, looted a truckload of rice parked in the vicinity on the opening day of the protest against bad governance and hunger, which took place across the nation. In a 40-second viral video, watched by our correspondent, residents…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, has lamented that severe hunger and extreme poverty faced by many poor and vulnerable Nigerians are pushing people to criminal activities. Ezeilo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a Law Professor at the University of Nigeria stated…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa deployed soldiers on Monday to quell violence that erupted following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Police said disturbances had intensified as Zuma challenged his 15-month prison term in the country’s top court. The judgment in the case has…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma are protesting his imprisonment, burning trucks, commercial property, and blocking major roads in KwaZulu-Natal province. They are demanding that he be released from prison. Zuma started serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court earlier this week. His bid to be released from the…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has described as “widespread and pervasive” the manifestation of corruption under President Muhammadu Buhari. The U.S. in its 2020 annual report on human rights said Mr Buhari’s government has failed to take action to stem widespread looting using existing laws that criminalise theft in public service. “Although the law…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is seeking the prosecution of the Interim Management Committee (IMC), of the Commission and several contractors prosecuted for looting over N81.5bn through phony contracts, over invoicing and other frauds between January to May, 2020. The panel also revealed that the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Mushin area of Lagos did not sleep on Sunday and Monday night due to the nefarious activity of hoodlums that invaded the area raining gun shots. The incident has left three persons dead, about 120 vehicles and 50 shops destroyed and vandalized. The attack which was said to have started…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area in Lagos has banned activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), motorcycle (Okada) and tricycle (Keke Marwa) operators in Ajegunle. Its chairman, Fatai Ayoola in a statement, said the ban on activities of NURTW and other commercial transport operators would remain effective pending conclusion of…