LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has urged the media to test in court the extent of its constitutional right to obtain and disseminate information during elections. Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, made the call at the GOCOP Conference held on Thursday at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, with…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to reject politicians promising to restore petrol subsidy, saying such a move would reverse the economic reforms of his administration. Tinubu made the call on Thursday in his Independence Day address to Nigerians, as the country marked its 66th anniversary of independence. The president said Nigeria…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said that politicians should be blamed for the problems plaguing Nigeria. He asserted that there is nothing wrong with the country, but those at the helm of power are the problem. Naija News reports that Obi stated this while…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian police officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, has reminded Nigerians that bail is free and that no police station is permitted by law to demand payment before granting bail. Speaking during an interview with media personality Nedu Wazobia, Iniedu said many people sign bail documents without reading them, even though the…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-The African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to nominate former President Goodluck Jonathan for the position of United Nations Secretary-General. In a statement on Thursday, the convener of APRC, Prof. Edward Agbai, said Jonathan possessed the leadership experience, diplomatic skills and democratic credentials required to…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has hailed Chad’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Chad is the fifth country to withdraw from the global tribunal. The Central African country announced its exit on Monday after Venezuela said on Friday that it had started the formal procedure to withdraw. The ICC had…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to step aside ahead of the 2027 general election, arguing that Nigeria needs a leader with the energy and capacity to confront its worsening economic and security challenges. Obi made the remarks during an interview on Channels…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to immediately withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, describing it as a “backdoor attempt” to regulate social media and tighten government control over online expression. In a…
