LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s president will do what it takes to prevent a repeat of demonstrations against police brutality last month that led to unrest in which dozens of protesters and police were killed and more than 200 buildings torched, the police minister said. Protests against an elite police force, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Christopher Krebs, undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, speaks during a news conference on election cybersecurity Oct. 19, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia. The Department of Homeland Security’s cyber chief, who presided over an elaborate election security effort guarding against foreign interference and fraud, was ousted by…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has threatened to close the African Shrine, Ikeja, over the hosting of a programme to evaluate the achievement, lessons and tasks arising from the recent #EndSARS protest. The programme, which is organised by Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was originally scheduled to be…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnapping business has continued to boom in Cross River as five persons including wife of former House of Represe Representatives, Eno Patrick Orok, journalist’s husband, Mr Ani Oku Ita, and three others have been abducted in Cross River in the last four days. Investigations by Daily Sun revealed that while one Lady…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since his death in 2009, Michael Jackson has perennially landed at the top of Forbes‘ annual list of the top-earning deceased celebrities, and this year is no exception. The late King of Pop has notched his eighth consecutive year at #1 on the tally, after bringing in $48 million, although that figure…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people were killed on Sunday and many others abducted when kidnappers blocked the Kaduna-Abuja expressway around 5 pm, witnesses said. The incident happened around Gidan Busa, a village not far away from Rijana, which is 133 kilometres to Abuja. It was gathered that nearly 20 vehicles were forced to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has resigned less than a week into his new administration, after a night of protests calling for his removal and a subsequent police crackdown left at least two dead and dozens wounded. The latest political shake-up comes as Peru battles the coronavirus pandemic and what is expected…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has cautioned policemen on how they carry out their duty saying that society has become more conscious of their rights and how they want to be policed. The IGP stated this during the passing out parade (POP) of the first catch of the Special Constabulary…