Nigeria Senate Passes State Police Bill, Empowers Govs To Appoint Commissioners
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday passed the landmark Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to…
Nigeria Senate Passes State Police Bill, Empowers Govs To Appoint Commissioners
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday passed the landmark Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police across the federation, marking a major step in Nigeria’s decades-long debate over decentralising the country’s policing structure to address worsening insecurity. The passage followed a rigorous clause-by-clause consideration of the bill and came after more than two-thirds…
EFCC To Arraign Miyetti Allah Leader, Bodejo Over Alleged $2.530m Money Laundering
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWARANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says all arrangements have been concluded to arraign Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a socio-cultural association, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Bodejo, who was arrested a few months ago by security operatives, would be arraigned over allegations bordering…
Police Debunk Bandits Claim In Viral Katsina Video, Say Armed Men Are Vigilantes Hunters
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says reports alleging that its officers were fraternising with armed bandits in Katsina state are false and misleading. The claims arose from a viral video that appeared to show police officers greeting armed men on motorcycles. Anietie Iniedu, force public relations officer (FPRO), said in a statement…
Why LPPC Suspends Mike Ozekhome’s SAN Rank
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026. In a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the…
Emeka Amadioha’s Suitcases And Peter Obi’s Minimalism
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I initially began writing this as a reply to a post by Mr. Emeka Amadioha Opara. What prompted me was a comment by Mrs. Ngozi Agbapu, who wondered why Emeka seems to develop an “erection” (word mine) whenever Peter Obi’s name is mentioned. Knowing Mrs. Agbapu as a…
Katsina Govt Accused Of Paying N10m Each To Send Bandit Leaders On Hajj
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dr. Bashir Kurfi, Convener of the Katsina Community Security Initiative, has alleged that the Katsina State Government sponsored some notorious bandit leaders to perform the Muslim pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, paying as much as N10 million for each individual. Kurfi made the allegation during a recent interview on Trust TV’s live…
State Of Emergency Declared As Double Earthquakes Rock Venezuela
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas and prompting scientists to warn of potentially heavy casualties and widespread destruction across the South American nation. The first quake occurred at around 6:04 p.m. local time about 15 miles east-northeast of San Felipe, Venezuela, data from…
Kwankwaso Threatens Primate Ayodele With N10bn Suit Over Alleged Claim He’ll Betray Obi
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has threatened to file a N10 billion defamation suit against the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, over comments that he would betray Peter Obi. Kwankwaso, who is said to be the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, issued…
