LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that she opposed a ban on songs glorifying drug traffickers, after violence erupted at a concert by an artist famous for singing “narcocorridos.” Luis R. Conriquez was forced to flee a stage over the weekend when fans rioted in response to his announcement that he was…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has strongly opposed the continued stay in office of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, arguing that it violates civil service rules and undermines democratic principles. In a statement issued by its National President, Mr. Debo Adeniran, the group condemned what it…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have thumbed down the N500bn palliative proposed by President Bola Tinubu, stating that it is grossly inadequate to assuage the hardships confronting workers sequel to the fuel subsidy removal. They are demanding a 300 per cent salary increase to enable workers to cope…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the new Brazil football coach, claiming he would be better off sorting out the Italian national team’s problems. Italian Ancelotti, who has won the Champions League a record four times as a coach, will take charge prior to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has kicked against the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS and the INEC Results Viewing Portal IReV, saying Nigeria is not ripe for the use of such technology. This was as the electoral umpire insisted there…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS0-China, a close ally of Russia, said on Monday that it was opposed to illegal unilateral sanctions and will continue to carry out normal trade cooperation with Moscow, as the US, EU and their allies stepped up punitive measures against Russia, including the interbank messaging system SWIFT. Asked about what some have…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate, on Wednesday, stressed its opposition to the granting of amnesty to acclaimed repentant Boko Haram insurgents, saying some of them masterminded recent attack in Damboa, Borno State in which several persons, including an army General was killed. Members of the Committee on Army, who briefed newsmen shortly after the budget defence,…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A factional acting National Charman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disregard the ongoing governorship primary election in Edo State. He made the appeal in a letter addressed to the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, and received by the electoral umpire…