LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Decoy Team of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Wednesday night in Agege arrested three robbery suspects for dispossessing a pedestrian of N100,000:00, three mobile phones and a wristwatch. The suspects; Ridwan Imran (20), Lukman Abiodun (18) and Abdulahi Isa (18) were reported to have approached their victim and demanded…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Associates of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have been at daggers drawn over the 2023 presidential election and the rift may escalate in the coming days, Daily Independent has gathered. Tinubu, a fortnight ago, informed President Muhammadu Buhari of…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Briefing Journalists after the FEC meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi explained that the N2.8bilion contract would facilitate sitting of some of the Deep Blue Projects in the coastal towns. Amaechi said: “Another one that was approved is the licensing of Oracle E Business Suite in the sum of N955.5…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun state police command has arrested two individuals for ritual killing in the state. The Osun state police spokesman said: ”at about 9:30 pm, a distress call was made by a hotel management where they had lodged. The management said a girl screamed twice and after that, no noise was heard…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reigning champions Algeria were dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations after an abject 3-1 defeat against the Ivory Coast as the group stage came to a conclusion on Thursday with Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea and tiny tournament debutants the Comoros all securing places in the last 16. Franck Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Myanmar’s military has arrested three people working for the independent news portal Dawei Watch, an editor at the publication said on Thursday, the latest detentions under a media crackdown that has occurred since last year’s coup. Moe Myint, a 35-year-old journalist and a mother-of-three, was detained on Tuesday in Dawei, a city…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many people are feared dead after a huge explosion near a mining town in western Ghana. Police say a vehicle carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle near the town of Bogoso. Images shared by local media showed a large plume of black smoke rising above destroyed buildings and scattered debris as…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRAGERS)-On Tuesday night in Abuja, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu granted audience to a delegation of women from Lagos and across the country attending the All Progressives Congress Women Conference. While charging the women to check the status of their voting cards and mobilise supporters to vote, he mistakenly used the word ‘expire’ instead…