LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Igbo resident in Lagos under the aegis of Coalition of Igbo Political And Social – Cultural Groups, Lagos State said they are distancing themselves from the proposed hunger protest that is taking off across the country between August 1st and 10th of 2024. The group equally called on Igbos indengene in the…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Deji Adeyanju has slammed those against the planned nationwide protest. The human rights activist said the Naira is almost worthless because of bad policies. He added that the current value of the Nigerian currency is enough to provoke protest. “N100,000 is the new N10,000 and you say people should not protest. The…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised Nigerians against trying to influence or dictate to the youth what to do. Obi made these remarks while speaking to the press during the installation ceremony of Rtn. Au. Nkemdili Nnonyelu as the 8th District Governor of Rotary International,…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday spoke about the planned nationwide protest by some Nigerians, emphasising the importance of sustaining democracy and its institutions. He said that protests are an integral part of democracy, but that no government will condone demonstrations that will lead to the destruction of lives and property. Speaking at…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have said the lack knowledge of the reason for the planned nationwide protest in the country. Daily Trust reports that some persons are mobilising for nationwide protest slated for August 1 to August 10, 2024. Speaking after a closed-door meeting…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Uganda’s hardline President Yoweri Museveni has warned citizens planning anti-corruption protests Tuesday that they are “playing with fire.” The upcoming protests come after a wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations that rattled neighboring country Kenya where at least 50 people were killed in clashes with security forces, according to figures released by the…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of journalists joined marches in Kenya on Wednesday in protest at what they see as heavy-handed government tactics to stifle media freedoms, including police attacks on journalists during the demonstrations that have rocked the country for the past five weeks. The journalists — many wearing white — held placards reading…