LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ECOWAS Court of Justice has served hearing notice on the Buhari government in the suit filed by SERAP and 176 Nigerians on the unlawful suspension of Twitter. The suit is fixed for 22 June 2021 for the hearing of application for interim orders, SERAP said on Twitter on Monday night. “Having…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Friday was exactly a week since the Nigerian government suspended the activities of popular microblogging platform, Twitter, in the country. As the suspension got into the second week, the federal government is yet to release conditions for the reversal of the indefinite suspension but claims to be in talks with the social…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria has again written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari about the current state of the nation. Obasanjo urged Buhari’s government to come to terms with the level of insecurity, herdsmen crisis in the county and take decisive decision before it’s too late. The former…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Armstrong Idachaba and appointed Balarabe Ilelah to replace him as director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Mr Idachaba, a Christian from the North-Central Kogi, was appointed in February 2020 to head the NBC. A statement from the office of information minister Lai Mohammed described Mr Ilelah…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was harrowing experience for some Lagosians following the restriction of movement imposed on certain areas of the metropolis as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Lagos. Although, motorists and commuters were alerted by Eons Intelligence, through its incident alert system, that there would be slight inconveniences and heavy security…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, flayed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for asking the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process of recovering land from persons who have converted cattle grazing routes for their personal use. National Coordinator of HURIWA,…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigeria Singer and Song Writer yesterday cry profusely like a baby while lamenting about the rampant killings taking part all over Nigeria. She called on the Federal Government to do something about the state of insecurity in the country and how to stop the incessant bloodshed and killing of the male…
LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States on Thursday condemned the Nigerian government for suspending Twitter and targeting individuals who use the social media site, including Nigerian broadcasters, and called for the African nation to reverse its decision. “Unduly restricting the ability of Nigerians to report, gather, and disseminate opinions and information has no place in…