LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWRANGRS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kano zonal office on Friday, June 28, 2019 secured the conviction of a Deputy Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Auwal Jibrin, and one Garba Ismaila, before Justice Yusuf Birnin-Kudu of the Jigawa State High Court sitting in Gumel, on a six-count charge…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 27 people were feared killed after a boat mishap at Egbin, near Ijede, in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the boat, conveying passengers from Lekki, capsized when it approached Egbin. An eyewitness, Hogan Bassey, said two corpses have been recovered as rescue operation by officials…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGRS)-The Police in Enugu State have described the reported chasing away of some herdsmen from Enugu community as the handiwork of mischief makers, vowing to bring such persons to book. DAILY POST reports that this was contained in a statement issued Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the State,…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has filed N2.5bn libel suit against Lauretta Onochie, the Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari. Naija News reports that the former Vice-President sued Onochie for her alleged libelous tweet via her Twitter handle…