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Dark Day: Over 125 Dead In Indonesia Football Stadium Crush

LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 125 people have died in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Hundreds were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema FC’s loss to bitter rivals at the overcrowded stadium late on Saturday in Malang, East Java. The crush […]

Oct 3 2022 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Three Dead In Protest Against Gambian President To Extend His Term In Office

LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people died Sunday as hundreds of people took to the streets demanding the resignation of Gambian President Adama Barrow who wants to extend his term. They were the first deaths since protests erupted months ago against Barrow, who pledged in late 2016 to step down after three years in office. Police […]

Jan 27 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Thousands Of Iranian Protesters Flee From Tear Gas, Accuse Police Of Firing Live Bullets

LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of demonstrators in cities across Iran faced tear gas and accused security forces of firing live ammunition as police aggressively countered intensifying protests prompted by the downing of a Ukrainian commercial jet. The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran posted video of crowds fleeing tear gas clouds in Tehran’s Freedom […]

Jan 14 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

#RevolutionNow: Protesters Clash With Security Agents , Arrest Journalist, Others (PHOTOS)

LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters defied the Federal Government order banning them from holding the #RevolutionNow protest called by the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, who was arrested on Saturday by operatives of the Department of State Services on account of the then scheduled protest, was the presidential candidate of the African Action […]

Aug 5 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Elections: Customs Intercept Bales Of Police Uniforms, Tear Gas In Lagos

Customs Seize Police Uniforms Tear Gas Other Items In Lagos

LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A,’ Nigeria Customs Service, said it intercepted bales of uniforms, tear gas canisters and other paraphernalia of the Nigeria Police Force. The command revealed that the uniforms that were intercepted along Lagos road were concealed in a Toyota Sienna space bus […]

Feb 7 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Detain Premium Times Reporter: Police Attack Charlie Boy’s ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ Protesters

LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police on Friday attacked protesters who stormed the Police Headquarters in Abuja over continued detention of Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. Many of the protesters were left unconscious. Ogundipe is being held by the police over a story he wrote on the report submitted to the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, by […]

Aug 17 2018 | Posted in National | Read More »

I Go Die Reacts To Tear Gassing Of Fayose

LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I Go Dye writes on his Instagram page “When pensioners protested this is what they got. When we protested for fuel pump hike this is what we got. When we protested against bad leadership this is what we got. When we protested on power failure or increase of minimum wage this is […]

Jul 13 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »