LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos-based entrepreneur Ogechi Egemonu was selling more than 500,000 naira ($1,219) worth of watches, shoes and handbags on Twitter per week. Now, with the site suspended by the Nigerian government, Egemonu does not know how she will cope. “Social media is where I eat,” she told Reuters. “I depend on social media…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on social media have blasted the Department of State Services (DSS) for threatening to hunt down citizens criticising the frustrations experienced and expressed by citizens under President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. They asked the agency to desist from attempting to infringe on the rights of Nigerians to freely assemble, organise and express…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular Nigerian evangelical preacher, TB Joshua, has called on his followers to “pray for YouTube” after the platform blocked his channel over allegations of hate speech against LGBT people. The founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, a Christian megachurch in Lagos, is one of Africa’s most influential preachers with…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Pastor Adeboye has kicked against the ongoing #SilhouetteChallenge that has been trending across various social media platforms. Pastor E.A. Adeboye revealed that public nudity is against Christianity and it is as a result of moral decadence. The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG has warned against online nudity….
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The report that the Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu, has ordered for the arrest of popular Yoruba activist and grassroot politician, Sunday Igboho, has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner reports that Igboho had issued a quit notice to Fulani herdsmen in the state due to their alleged criminal activities and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President-elect Joe Biden on Monday shared a tweet showing off a new website for his transition effort. And his supporters are excited by just three letters in the URL: .gov. The new site, BuildBackBetter.gov, is one of the first visible signs that the formal transition is now underway, hours after the General…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian movie star and politician, Desmond Elliot, has come under severe criticism on social media regarding his proposal to regulate the social media. Elliot, who represents Surulere constituency in the Lagos Assembly was seen in a video that went viral championing for his colleagues at the Lagos Assembly to regulate the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s never a smart thing to steal from the place you work from, actually it’s never good to steal at all. This genius didn’t get the memo apparently as he is in hot water with the FBI after flaunting the stolen $88,000 on his social media accounts. “I make it look easy…