LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Activities around the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos were disrupted on Monday as hundreds of physically challenged individuals staged a protest over the closure of a government-run school for people with disabilities. The protesters, armed with a banner of the Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, blocked major access roads to the airport,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. Four of them collapsed in court due to exhaustion before they could enter a plea. A total of 76 protesters were charged with 10 felony counts,…
LAGOS November 1st (newsrangers)-Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Talata Mafara Local Government Area, Zamfara State, took to the streets on Monday to protest what they described as poor governance under Governor Dauda Lawal. Staging a strong protest against Governor Dauda Lawal, the protesters said that the tenure of the former governor of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Iranian professional soccer player has been sentenced to death after protesting against the death of Mahsa Amini, according to Iran Wire. Amir Nasr-Azadani, 26, was arrested in November in relation to the killing of a police colonel and two volunteer militia members. He has been accused of “waging war against God” and…
