LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 200 people have been killed and thousands have been forced to flee following a sharp uptick of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a “dramatic resurgence” of violence, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed rebel group is advancing towards Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, forcing…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shops were looted overnight and a section of the M2 highway was closed in Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic acts of violence following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma spread to the country’s main economic hub. The unrest had mainly been concentrated in Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN),…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of Nigeria Association of Social Workers on Tuesday staged a sensitization march on the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital to educate the masses on how to end violence against women and children in the state. Members of the group, who moved from Yenagoa-Mbiama road to the government house gate and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Youths celebrating President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in Alaba Rago, a suburb of Lagos turned violent by unleashing mayhem on traders and residents of the area. Three persons were reported to have been killed and many others including policemen injured as a result of the violent. It was gathered that violence erupted at…