Archive for: February, 2021

Suspected Yahoo Boy Fleeing From EFCC Arrest Allegedly Jumps To His Death At 1004 Estate Lagos

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet to be identified man has reportedly died after he jumped from the 6th floor of the 1004 Estate in Lagos this morning.  According to reports, EFCC officials stormed the Estate this morning to arrest some suspected fraudsters. Eyewitnesses say the operatives went from one apartment to the other, knocking, and […]

Maina’s Son Jumps Bail, Flees To U.S.

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Thursday Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), has fled to the United States (U.S). EFCC’s prosecuting counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, said this at the Federal High Court in Abuja where the younger Maina is […]

Anti-Corruption Group Sues Malami Over Asset Tracing, Recovery And Management Regulations, 2019

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) has dragged to court the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, over the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019.  HEDA said certain sections contradict the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), the Immigration Act and the […]

Police Ransack Edo Forest Along Benin/Lagos Road, Arrest Five Suspected Kidnappers

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday said that it had arrested five kidnap suspects in Ahon community bushes on the Benin/Lagos Road. CP Philip Ogbadu, Commissioner of Police in the state, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to Mr George Edem, Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps […]

Economic Activist Crippled In Ekiti As Gunmen Snatch N20m From Govt Officials

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have reportedly snatched N20m from accountants attached to Office of the Cabinet Department of the Ekiti Governor’s office on Wednesday during an attack. The accountants were said to have been waylaid while returning from a new generation bank along Government Secretariat road, Ado- Ekiti where they had gone to withdraw the […]

President Buhari Extends Tenure Of Inspector General Of Police, Mohammed Adamu

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) by three months. Mr Adamu was due to retire from the police last Monday having spent the maximum 35 years in service. The extension to his tenure was announced on Thursday by the Minister of […]

Int’l Criminal Court Convicts Ugandan Rebel Commander Of 61 War Crimes

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Criminal Court on Thursday convicted a one-time child soldier who morphed into a brutal commander in the notorious Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army of dozens of war crimes and crimes against humanity, ranging from multiple murders to forced marriages. Dominic Ongwen, who was abducted by the shadowy militia […]

Zamfara Bandits Commander Dares Govt, Says They Are Not Afraid To Die

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leader of the banditry group operating along Shinkafi/Sokoto Road, Zamfara State, Kachalla Turji, has said members of the group are not afraid of death. Turji also accused the Nigerian government and Zamfara State government of reneging on a series of promises made to them. He disclosed this during a peace meeting with […]

Senate Has No Power To Impeach Me-Donald Trump

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former US President Donald Trump, has denied allegations that he instigated the Capitol riots. He equally claimed that the US senate has no power to impeach him, noting that he “holds no public office from which he can be removed.” On the 6th of January, 2021, alleged Trump’s supporters stormed the US […]

Edo Women Protest Against Herdsmen Menace, Disrupt Free Flow Of Traffic

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Uromi, the administrative headquarters of Esan North-east local government area of Edo state in protest against the activities of herdsmen in the area. The women accused the herders of incessant rape and kidnapping. With pictures of them chanting, ‘#FulanimustGo’, the women said they […]

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