LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A mild drama ensued as some protesters fight over undisclosed sum handed over to one of them by a Nigerian artiste. The singer came around to felicitate with protesters who are out to mark the one year anniversary of the ENDSARS movement. On getting the money from the artiste, a yet-to-be identified…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular comedian Mr Macaroni and activist singer Falz are leading the car procession at the #EndSARSMemorial protest at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. They showed up at the procession waving Nigerian flags and shouting #ENDSARS. The process at the toll gate, which was the epicenter of the nationwide protests last year, was despite…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, has lambasted members of the House of Assembly for considering a bill to jail protesters in Nigeria. A bill was presented to the House of Representatives for consideration during the week and seeks to jail what they termed unlawful protesters in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Rep….
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many travelers are currently stranded on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway as angry residents have blocked the road over attacks, especially the killing of a 13-year-old girl by bandits. The tragic incident occurred at Anguwar Magaji in Chikun Local Government Area of the state, according to Daily Trust. Residents said bandits stormed the house…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are indications of an imminent clash between civil society organisations and the police as a mass protest is set to be held in various states across the country and in the diaspora on Saturday (today), in commemoration of Democracy Day. Several digital flyers, widely circulated on social media on Friday, publicised…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters took to the streets in London on Saturday to demonstrate against the ongoing violence in the Middle East. (May 15)Thousands of demonstrators marched from Hyde Park to the Israeli embassy in Kensington, after a week in which at least 126 people have been killed in Gaza and seven people have been…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For days now, protesters have continued to picket the Nigerian Embassy in London and the Nigeria House where President Muhammadu Buhari has been observing his medical vacation, frustrating efforts of medical personnel from attending to the president who is suffering pains from the kidney surgical transplant he had, Dementia and Alzheimer, a…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “deeply concerned” by the violence, which has injured dozens of police officers in recent days as protesters burned cars and hurled petrol bombs at police. The violence comes amid growing frustration among many in the pro-British unionist community at new trade barriers between Northern…
