LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian military has asked both international and local media to stop covering nationwide protests over heightened economic hardships under President Bola Tinubu’s government. Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, made the call for a media blackout on the protests during a press briefing on Friday. “For the media, I want to…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has hailed Nigerians who trooped to the streets in protest against the government of his main opponent in the last general election. Daily Trust reports that Atiku ran against President Bola Tinubu in last year’s election but came second. Stunned by thousands of storks flying over the sky…
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)-Angry youths marching against hunger and bad governance in the country have been dispersed by security operatives in Kano State. The Guardian reports the protesters had occupied a major road as early as at 8:00am and marched from Zoo Road down to state road and stationed at the Government house where they…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters have blocked Kaduna Road, a highway in Niger State linking Kaduna to Abuja. This comes three days before the planned 10-day nationwide protest by some groups to demand an improvement in Nigeria’s economic situation. The protesters carried placards with several inscriptions such as ‘We Are Not Slaves’, ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), has spoken out about the planned nationwide protest set for August 1st. In a statement released on Saturday, Kwankwaso said he acknowledged the hardships faced by Nigerians, which he attributes to leadership failures since 2007. He believes these hardships…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the planned nationwide protest against bad governance and economic hardship gathers momentum, protesters have listed out their demands. Dockaysworld reports that the protest has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August. Food and basic commodities prices…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International, global human rights body, has lambasted the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government for threatening to unleash mayhem on peaceful #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters. The Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, had warned Nigerians planning nationwide protests against hardship in the country to stay off the streets. Olusegun had…
