LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human Right Lawyer, Chief (Chief) Malcolm Omirhobo has demanded for a thorough, independent, and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the illness and death of a soldier, PTE Bala Hudu and identification of all officers responsible for his custody and medical care while in detention. Omirhobo who made the request in…
By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Otti’s proposed law on health coverage and stipends for Abia senior citizens is a welcome and progressive initiative that places him far above many past governors of the state who now attempt to run him down. If fully implemented, it will stand as one of…
By Chief Malcolm Omirhobo . LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayo Oluwasanmi’s recent opinion, “Nigeria: A Divided Country, Time for Velvet Divorce,” captures the deep frustration, grief, and anger many Nigerians feel in the face of insecurity, injustice, and persistent state failure. On these realities, there is little disagreement. Where I respectfully disagree with the author…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, and a human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, have clashed over the cleric’s alleged defence of terrorists and bandits operating across the country. The trading of words reportedly started when Omirhobo, a public interest advocate, urged the Department of State Services, DSS, the police, Office of the…
By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo . LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-There is no doubt that Nigeria is confronted with a grave humanitarian tragedy, a systemic and internalized genocide against indigenous peoples, both Christians and Muslims alike. The atrocities are being perpetrated largely by armed Fulani militias and their allies from the Sahel. This is…
By Chief Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two years have passed since October 7, yet the world still speaks as if history began that day. It didn’t. It began decades ago with occupation, siege, and the slow suffocation of over two million people trapped in Gaza. For 17 years, Gaza has been under blockade…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human Right Advocate, Chief (Bar.) Malcolm Omirhobo has appealed to the Nigeria Senate to pass a resolution to compel the Nigeria Government to condemn to the appalling human rights abuses culminating in genocide and ethnic cleansing unfurling in Gaza by Israelis invasion. He stated that it is of great importance that…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human Right Lawyer, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has faulted the Management of Delta State Maritime Polytechnic, Burutu, Delta State for restricting members of staff of the institution from opening WhatsApp group platforms among themselves. Recall that the Management of the institution in memo titled, “The Proliferation and Abuse of WhatsApp Platforms…