By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commander of Joint Military Taskforce in Niger Delta ( Operation Delta Safe), Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade, says with the collaboration of security agencies and the media, the security of the Niger Delta region and indeed Nigeria could be further improved and every section of the region experience total…
The Tema Police have arrested five Nigerians who allegedly raped a woman in the presence of her husband during a robbery attack at Community 25, Tema on May 8, 2019. They were arrested last Friday after the couple sighted them walking in the neighbourhood. The suspects are Ako Anthony, 36; Kelvin Damas, 23; Obas Godsay,…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The state of insecurity in the country has prompted the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to begin urgent plans to install “closed-circuit television (CCTVs) and other cutting-edge technologies in major cities in the country for city surveillance”. Adamu made the disclosure recently while reviewing the security situation in the country for…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Group under the aegis Otuode Youth Forum has revealed that the Supreme Court judgment of 1983 made all Ijaws including Gelegele community in Benin Kingdom the customary tenants of the Benin Oba. This was contained in a press statement issued by the group and signed by Comrade Tony Kabaka Arun, Comrade Eribo…
LAGOS JUNE18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reverend Father Isaac Agabi, who was abducted last Sunday by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, has regained his freedom. Father Agabi, who is the priest in charge of Holy Name Catholic Church, Ikpeshi, in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, was kidnapped along Auchi-Igarra road at about 5.00 pm, while on his…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has denied making a statement on the existence of a server during his time as head of the commission. Mr Jega, in a circulated comment, was quoted as saying the INEC server existed and is ‘functional’, even in his own time. The…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) has been named Best Retail Bank in Africa 2019 at the prestigus African Banker Awards. The judges were especially impressed by how Ecobank’s state-of-the-art products, services, functionality and constant innovations provide 24/7 convenience, accessibility and affordability to meet the evolving needs and expectations of its customers across 33 African…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) received N1.47 billion to replace and maintain computer servers for use during the 2019 general elections, PREMIUM TIMES has confirmed. It is not clear though how the servers, which store computer data, were used during the polls. But the finding raises fresh concerns over the commission’s…