LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says protest marches in Nigeria are not treasonable offences. Falana made this known on Sunday in a statement he issued. His comments follow the arrest of former Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 General Elections, Omoyele…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Mike Ozekhome, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of not being tolerant to criticism. Ozekhome, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the current government is “allergic to plurality of voices and criticism”. He said: “Dancing on…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has condemned the arrest of activist Omoyele Sowore. Mr Sowore, a presidential candidate in the last election, was arrested on Saturday for calling for a revolution against poor governance. “Beyond the word ‘revolution, another much mis-used and misunderstood word, nothing that Sowore has uttered, written, or advocated…