Four Policemen Detained For Allegedly Extorting ICPC Boss Of N53,000 In Abuja
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four police officers have been detained by the Federal Capital Territory Police…
Four Policemen Detained For Allegedly Extorting ICPC Boss Of N53,000 In Abuja
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four police officers have been detained by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for allegedly extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Monday…
Lightning Strikes Six Children To Death In Adamawa Community
By: Zagazola Makama LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six children were killed while three others survived after a lightning strike hit a groundnut farm during a heavy rainstorm in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Dadiri Village, where a group…
More Trouble For NBA As Group Of Lawyers Urge Court To Halt Swearing In Of Newly Elected EXCO
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The controversy trailing the just concluded national election of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has taken a new twist as a group of lawyers has asked the Abuja Federal High Court to stop the swearing in of the President-elect, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, and other newly elected national officers. Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes…
EX-NBA President Olisa Agbakoba To Chair GOCOP 2026 Conference In Lagos
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has accepted to chair the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026, in Lagos. Chairman of the 2026 Conference Planning Committee, Olumide Iyanda, announced this in a statement issued…
Female University Lecturer Found Dead In Her Room
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Police in Zomba are investigating the death of Mary Hamba Nyirenda, an assistant lecturer at the University of Malawi, who was found dead at her home in the Zakazaka area of Zomba city on the evening of 19 July. According to Constable Andrew Mwale, deputy public relations officer for Zomba police…
30 People Feared Dead As Canoe Capsizes In Jigawa
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 30 persons are feared to have lost their lives after a canoe conveying farmers and other residents capsized on Sunday in Malamawar Yandutse community, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The victims, comprising men, women and children, were reportedly returning home from their farms after a day’s agricultural…
Canada Tighten Student Visa Regulations , Introduces New Requirements For African Applicants
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada has introduced major changes to its visa system for international students, a move that directly affects applicants from Africa. The update by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is aimed at managing the rising number of foreign students, reducing pressure on housing and public services, and strengthening the study permit system….
SERAP Threatens Court Action, Urges Senate, Rep To Withdraw ‘Backdoor Social Media Regulation’ Bill
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…
