LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigerian authorities said Tuesday that nearly 2,000 inmates had broken out of jail after crowds attacked two prisons, while officials announced a 24-hour curfew in the megacity of Lagos in an attempt to quell the unrest stemming from two weeks of protests against police brutality. The Inspector-General of Police deployed anti-riot…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Crowds took to the streets again in Nigeria’s largest cities on Monday as the death toll rose in snowballing protests sparked by police brutality. Amnesty International said five people had died since the start of the weekend, taking the overall number of fatalities to 15 since demonstrations against abuses erupted this…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Major markets in Lagos under the aegis of Ndi-Igbo Amaka Progressive Association has has faulted the introduction of e-Custom Modernisation Policy. The group in a statement signed by the Secretary General of the Association, Hon Comrade Chinedu Ukatu made available to NewsRangers argued that the policy was shrouded in secrecy for…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the hike in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol and electricity tariff. This was conveyed by Ayuba Wabba, the president of the NLC. While rejecting the increase yesterday said his organisation has began consulting state organs on the next line of…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Students on scholarship of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) protested on Monday in the United Kingdom the non-payment of their tuition fees. Carrying placards, the students converged on the Nigerian High Commission in London to express displeasure over “negligence of their welfare”. They said they had resorted to begging for food…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are indications of imminent tension in Niger Delta as stakeholders from the region are set to stage a massive protest against Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei-led Interim Management Committee IMC of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over the misappropriation of funds belonging to the agency…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Women in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, have embarked on a nude protest over the incessant killings in the region. Southern Kaduna, predominantly occupied by Christians, has witnessed more ethno-religious violence than any region in Nigeria’s North. Last Sunday, 16 people were reportedly killed in an attack by yet to be apprehended gunmen….
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- South Africa restaurateurs protested on Wednesday against a coronavirus curfew and an alcohol ban that they said were wrecking their industry. President Cyril Ramaphosa imposed a lockdown in March, restricting movement and gatherings. He loosened some of the restrictions in June, allowing restaurants to reopen, initially for take-out and then for…
