LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country’s all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the government. Police forcibly cleared the demonstrators in China’s financial capital who called…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Kogi State indigenes in London have protested against politicians sponsoring insecurity in Kogi State. The indigenes also praised Governor Yahaya Bello for his actions against crime and criminality in the state . The protesters under the name,Kogites Disapora Coalition in London, staged the peaceful protest on Monday, at the Nigeria House…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bus stops in Lagos were filled with so many people Monday, which is as a result of yellow buses protest that was scheduled to hold on 31st October. The danfo drivers are protesting against the high extortion fees they are charged by agberos. The Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) headed…
igeria cardets, Pilipines LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the protest embarked upon by cadets of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), in the Philippines, the agency on Saturday, said it will embark on a fact-finding mission to the Philippines to engage the school where its Cadets of the National Seafarers Development Program (NSDP) are…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-People across South Africa are taking part in a nationwide strike in protest against the rising cost of living. Singing songs from the country’s liberation struggle, thousands marched towards the president’s office, demanding a reduction in fuel and food prices. But the economy has not shut down in the way the unions…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sri Lankan acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe was selected by Parliament Wednesday as the country’s new leader, after widespread protests ousted the unpopular Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier in July. His elevation is likely to spark further backlash from the public, who see him part as of the political elite and an ally of the…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. They arrived in the capital, Male, at around 03:00 local time (22:00 GMT), BBC Sinhala understands….
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension has gripped residents of some parts of Sokoto State as protesters trooped to the streets demanding the release of suspects arrested over the killing of Deborah Samuel in the state. DAILY POST recalls that Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was killed on Thursday over…