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…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In recent weeks, protests have erupted in the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka as the country’s economy remains on the brink of collapse. A lack of foreign reserves and the crippling national debt have caused fuel and food shortages, which in turn has led to demonstrations by frustrated residents. More than…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An expectant mother and her husband, a couple and two sisters are among those being held by terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train, it was learnt yesterday. Aliyu Mahmud, a relative of the seven-month pregnant woman, was among the victims’ families who staged a peaceful protest at the Radio House in Abuja…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Freight forwarders have appealed to the Federal Government to grant a statutory waiver of rent and demurrage accumulated as a result of the protest by Licensed Customs Agents (LCA) on the implementation of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation on imported vehicles. This is just as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protests by freight forwarders and customs brokers at the Lagos Port, which began at the weekend, may have cost the country over N200 billion as port activities remained paralysed as of yesterday evening. Port expert and President of National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents, Mr. Lucky Amiwero, told New…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Assembly workers on Monday in Abuja staged a protest at the lobby of the complex over the non-payment of their salaries and allowances by the management. The placards carrying protesters shut down all the entrances into the building singing solidarity songs with inscription “Pay Us Our MOU.” The workers under the…