LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the heads of imported dry stock fish, popularly known as “Okporoko,” and arrested a suspected kingpin involved in trafficking the illicit substance to India. The agency said the seizure followed intelligence on the syndicate’s trans-border…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the National Elective Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a clear indication of the party’s growing strength and national acceptance. Speaking to journalists during the convention held at Eagle Square, Abuja, on Friday night, the…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea have been fined £10.75 million by the Premier League and handed a one-year transfer ban that will remain suspended for two years following an investigation into undisclosed payments linked to player transfers during the club’s previous ownership. Roman Abramovich, a Russian businessman who owns the London club, has been said…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Governor of Delta State His Excellency, RT Hon. (Elder) Sheriff F.O Oborevwori has expressed satisfaction with the posting of CP Aina Adesola to Delta State, because the Commissioner is well acquainted with the security terrain of the state, having previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Delta State Command, before…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed the death of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Oboraw-Harievwo Ewhrudjakpo on Thursday. Anxiety had mounted earlier in the day over the deputy governor’s health after reports emerged that he had collapsed. Confirming his passing in a statement on Thursday night, the Tanimu Turaki-led…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Nigerian youths commemorate those killed during the October 2020 #EndSARS protest in Lagos State, a human rights activists, Mark Chiedozie, has lambasted the federal government for the continued incarceration of some innocent protesters over four years after, describing the development as shameful. Nigerian youths have converged at Lekki Toll Gate…
Residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State now live under the fear of sudden attack by mentally-deranged persons, especially youths hit by drug-induced amnesia. LEADERSHIP checks revealed that the influx of unkempt youths devastated by routine sipping, inhaling, sniffing and injection of hard substances in liquids and powdery forms, have become a menace, especially in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has threatened to sue Deji Adeyanju over alleged defamatory publications on social media. Obi’s lawyer, Alex Ejesieme (SAN), accused Adeyanju of spreading false and malicious statements against his client, portraying him as corrupt, fraudulent, and a religious bigot. According to…