LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to pay ₦100 million in compensation to 17-year-old Alabi Quadri, who was wrongfully detained for months at the Kirikiri Correctional Facility on allegations of armed robbery. Quadri gained public attention in the lead-up to the 2023 general elections…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Whistler Newspapers has strongly condemn in the strongest terms the alleged unlawful arrest, assault and ongoing detention of their reporter, Kasarahchi ANIAGOLU, by officers of the Nigerian Police Force operating within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A press statement made available to NewsRangers disclosed that Ms. Aniagolu was performing her journalistic…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Government of Benin Republic has been ordered to pay Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, 20 million CFA. The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, sitting in Abuja ruled that the sum was compensation for violating Igboho’s fundamental rights and unlawful…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has filed One million US Dollars, ($1,000,000 U.S.), (Five hundred and sixty million Naira) equivalent as general damages, for each day he has been imprisoned in the Benin Republic, before the Community Court of Justice, the Economic Community of West African…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An American lady, Kari Ann R’ouke has sued the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, for allegedly detaining her unjustly. R’ouke filed the suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos against Odumosu, asking the court to order her release from police custody. She is also demanding an award of N100 million…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has applauded the Judiciary for the award of 15 million naira damages against the Nigeria Police for the arrest and detention of Daniel and Timothy Elombah in January 2018. The Police had arrested and detained the online journalists and particularly detained Tim Elombah from 05:00am…