Two Days After No Word From Pirates Who Seized 15 Turkish Sailors Off Nigeria Coast

LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pirates who seized 15 sailors when they stormed a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea two days ago have not yet made contact with authorities, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Monday. An Azeri sailor was killed when armed attackers boarded the vessel, which was headed to Cape Town from Lagos,…

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Police Nab Arms Dealer Who Confessed To Have Sold Over 10,000 Arms, Ammunitions To Bandits

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Katsina State Police Command has arrested an arm and ammunition dealer, Haruna Yusuf who confessed to have sold over 10,000 arms and ammunitions to bandits in the forest. In a press statement made available to NewsRangers, Katsina State Police Commissioner, CP Sanusi Buba  disclosed that Haruna Yusuf claimed to get his supply…

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Nigeria To Adopt e-Border Monitoring, Control System On Land Borders, Seaports, Int’l Airport

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will soon adopt electronic border (e-border) monitoring and surveillance for its seaports, international airports and land borders, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has said. Babandede said the e-border control system will checkmate trans-border criminals, banditry, border crimes and related offences. The NIS boss explained that the technology…

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Buhari Reinstates NPA Sacked Chairman, Adesoye, Demotes Amaechi’s Ally

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the reconstitution of the Board of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), with the reinstatement of Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye from the South West as chairman. Adesoye, who is former NPA board chairman, replaces Akinwunmi Recketts, a former Commissioner for Information in Cross River State under former Governor Liyel Imoke and an ally…

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