LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters clashed with riot police firing tear gas for a second night in Minneapolis on Wednesday in an outpouring of rage over the death of a black man seen in a widely circulated video growing limp and lifeless as a white officer knelt on his neck. The video, taken by an onlooker…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari may have pulled a fast one on state governors with Friday’s signing of Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 which grants financial autonomy to State legislature and the judiciary. Many governors were left shocked by the president’s action coming so soon after the financial autonomy granted local governments by…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-– There was a major protest in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State on Monday as irate youths and other residents of the area trooped out to express dissatisfaction with the continuous lockdown ordered by the Federal Government over the spread of Coronavirus Disease. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended the lockdown of…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS) Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has called on Nigerians across the country to protest against the lockdown imposed by the Federal and state governments to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Sowore, who made the call in a series of Twitter posts on Thursday, dubbed the protest…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of youth stormed the Kano Hisbah office on Wednesday over an alleged blasphemy song against the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The protesters holding placards alleged that the government and the security agents in the state are reluctant to act over the matter. The convener of the protest, Idris Ibrahim (known as Baba…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was on lockdown Monday after Haitian police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working conditions, sparking a gun battle that left two servicemen dead and a dozen wounded. The main roads through the city were blocked and smaller streets were deserted, leaving the capital cut off…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The mother of Leah Sharibu joined a group of Nigerians to stage a protest at the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom to call for the release of her daughter. The protesters are calling on the British government to put pressure on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The patron of Imo Concerned Citizens Forum, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, yesterday, lead street protest in Owerri, Imo State over the Supreme Court judgment that ousted Emeka Ihedioha. Activities in Owerri, Capital of Imo State and its environs were shut down as people closed their businesses and offices to join…