LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior advocate of Nigeria and rights activist, Femi Falana, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot single-handedly approve establishment of State and Local Government Areas police. In a brief statement in reaction to the recommendation of the Presidential panel on election reforms, Falana declared that the issue of establishing state police…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has dismantled a four-man international arms-smuggling syndicate. Frank Mba, the Public Relations Officer of the Police, said this in a statement issued on Monday. He said the criminal gang operated around parts of the Sahel region, North African and West African countries, adding that a…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Isha Akintola, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order heads of all security outfits in the country to eliminate all known kidnappers’ camps and hideouts. Akintola in his Eid-el-fitri message on Tuesday said that security agencies should take the battle to the kidnappers camps. He…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM over some reports it considered offensive. The regulatory body accused the broadcast stations of airing “offensive, unfair and unprofessional” content in violation of its rules. In letters sent to the broadcast station, Armstrong Idachaba, the commission’s director of…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has recommended the suspension of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. The commission which said it has been investigating alleged misappropriation said it uncovered that N3.4 billion was misspent by the emirate under Sanusi saying it was misappropriated between 2014 and 2017. According to…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Monday crashed out of the U-20 World Cup in Poland. They were stopped by fellow Africans Senegal who won the encounter 2-1 at the Lodz Stadium. Forward Amadou Sagna broke the deadlock in the 36th minute with a low, right-footed effort and Ibrahima Niane would double the lead…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram insurgents have carried out multiple attacks on military bases in Borno state, overrunning three of them and stealing weapons, security sources said on Monday. Fighters believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the IS-linked faction of Boko Haram, stormed four bases from Friday through Sunday in…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-OAP Daddy Freeze has reacted to a viral video which shows billionaire Coscharis CEO, Cosmas Maduka, preaching in the street with a microphone. Reacting to the video, Daddy Freeze labeled the act by the Coscharis CEO as noise pollutiton which can’t be effective in winning souls. He wrote: He is doing a…