LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some vulnerable FCT residents including the scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos lawyer and human right activist, Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has stated that the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe has no constitutional right to regulate food prices or order traders in the markets not to sell their foodstuff beyond stipulated prices. Recall that Oba Rufus Adejugbe, has cancelled various traders’…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu is considering a six months suspension of the collection of taxes, levies or charges in business of few sectors of the economy. Recipients of the tax suspension will include Okada riders, transporters of goods, fuel transporters, wheelbarrow and cart pushers, shops owners, market traders, amongst others. This was contained…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Traders, clearing agents and drivers have expressed concerns over the proliferation of checkpoints mounted by security operatives on the Seme Border-Mile 2 corridor. They alleged that many of the “illegal” checkpoints were mounted to extort them, a situation they said was stifling their businesses. The Seme-Mile 2 corridor is a major route…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over one hundred and eighty stalls at the Sokoto State Central Market were on Monday, razed down by a fire outbreak that started in the early hours of the day.. Our Correspondent gathered that the fire which started from one of the dumpsites in the market, later spread to the stalls, including…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was pandemonium at the popular Mile 3 Diobu area of Port Harcourt on Tuesday when four suspected fleeing armed robbers rammed into traders who displayed their goods for the day’s market. A trader in the market, who simply identified herself as Rachael, told our reporter that they were in the market…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An unspecified number of traders and passengers were feared killed, while goods and property worth millions of naira were destroyed, following a fire that gutted three passenger boats in Rivers State. The Guardian learnt that the incident happened on Monday evening at the popular Bonny/Nembe/Bille jetty in Port Harcourt City Local Council…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Lagos and attacked traders and buyers. Markets allegedly invaded include Ladipo, Balogun and Ebute-Ero, all on Lagos Island and Mainland. The thugs were said to have arrived at the markets around 10 am and started dislodging the traders of their goods and in the…