LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has written a litigation threat to the Punch newspaper asking it to retract an alleged libelous publication against the acting Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu. The EFCC is also demanding an unreserved apology from The Punch over the alleged defamatory publication. The Economic…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-PUNCH was conspicuously missing among the national dailies that got front page advertorial from the presidency on Wednesday. The advertorial contained the New Year message of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians. While the content splashed on the cover page of major dailies, the newspaper, which describes itself as the most widely read in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Like The PUNCH Newspapers which recently criticized the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over its disregard for the rule of law, The NATION Newspaper is also not happy that the supposed civilian government has been disregarding public opinion and valid court orders. In its editorial opinion published on Sunday, December 29, titled Freed…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The PUNCH has sacked its Daily Editor, Martin Ayankola, over an offensive cartoon published in the newspaper last last Thursday. Also asked to resign was the Saturday Editor, Olabisi Deji-Folutile over the same issue. There has been outrage over a cartoon published on the back page of the PUNCH last Thursday. The…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has sued The Punch newspaper and Sonala Olumhense, a syndicated columnist, over an article they published on January 27, 2019. In the article, “This is the best contribution Obasanjo can make,” Mr. Olumhense recalled previous articles he had written about the two-time Nigeria leader, explaining that because of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A seasoned journalist and Senior Correspondent with Punch Newspapers, Mr Friday Olokoh has demanded an apology and the sum of N50m from the Nigeria Army as compensation for assault, humiliation and inhuman treatment on him. A letter signed by Olokor’s counsel, Barr Olisa Ugochukwu made available to NewsRangers threatened that if the…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the brutal attack on Emeka Ihiegbulem, a correspondent of the PUNCH Newspapers, and calls for an immediate investigation into the incident. On May 22, 2018, a group of men from the army, police and other security agencies beat-up Emeka Ihiegbulem, while he was covering…