Police Pick Up Sowore, Others On New Year Eve

LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Rights activist and Amnesty International designated Prisoner of Conscience, Omoyele Sowore, and other activists in Abuja who were carrying out a peaceful procession to mark the New Year have been arrested by Nigerian security forces. Eyewitnesses say policemen suspected to be with the Rapid Response Squad stormed Gudu junction in Abuja, wounding…

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Why Nigeria Is No.2 Bitcoin Market On The Fast-Growing Global Marketplace

LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-During the police brutality protests in Nigeria in October, bitcoin saved the day when the government shut out protesters from using local payment platforms for collecting donations to support it. The young, tech-savvy protesters quickly switched to using bitcoin, and in about a week bitcoin accounted for around 40% of the nearly…

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Nigeria Policemen Protest Six-Month Unpaid Allowances, Block Road In Katsina

LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police officers at Batsari Local Government of Katsina State on Thursday protested against their unpaid allowances. According to Katsina Post, the police officers took to the streets and blocked a major road linking to Batsari market. According to the report, soldiers eventually arrived at the scene to remove the barricade, a move…

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Peru’s President Resigns Less Than A week In Office After Deadly Protest

LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has resigned less than a week into his new administration, after a night of protests calling for his removal and a subsequent police crackdown left at least two dead and dozens wounded. The latest political shake-up comes as Peru battles the coronavirus pandemic and what is expected…

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