LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) numbering over 5000 Friday in Abuja occupied the premises of the National Assembly to protest the alleged missing N89 trillion stamp duty allegation against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. According to the protesters, the demonstration currently ongoing at the assembly complex was to pass…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fire brand Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has distanced himself from Sunday’s protests by his followers at the Adoration ground. The protest, which was targeted at the Enugu Catholic Bishop, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga rocked the capital city, as the demonstrators insisted that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Lagos State rejected findings by a judicial panel that security forces carried out a “massacre” of unarmed protesters last year, maintaining that only one person suffered a gunshot wound, according to a paper issued by the government this week. The judicial panel, which submitted its full report last month, was tasked…
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…
