LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Thursday, April 13, the popular musician Tiwa Savage narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in Lagos, Nigeria, thanks to the vigilance of her private security and the swiftness of the Nigerian police. This incident was revealed by popular journalist Kemi Olunloyo, who took to her social media timeline to alert the public…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 36-year-old Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 70 years in prison after he was found guilty on two counts of harassment of a public servant for spitting at police officers. Larry Pearson was initially arrested in May 2022 on multiple charges, including harassment of a public servant, assault, assault domestic violence…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok, Nigeria, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights,” United Nation Children Funds (UNICEF) lamented while commemorating Ninth Anniversary of the abduction Chibok girls….
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)Nigeria’s federal government has officially recognised the Oba of Benin as the owner and custodian of all Benin artefacts looted and carted away from the shores of the country by a British military expedition in 1897. This was revealed in an official government Gazette seen by ARISE News. By the announced law,…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of seven riders with 245 motorcycles impounded around Mile 2 and Apapa Road. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos state, Ben Hundeyin, made this known in a tweet on Thursday. “In continuation of our enforcement of the existing ban on the…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday during his second deposition in a legal battle with New York’s attorney general over his company’s business practices, reversing an earlier decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and remain silent. The Republican met all day with lawyers for…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jacob Ponle, known as Mr Woodberry, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He also agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud as well as luxury cars and watches to the foreign government. Woodberry, a known associate of the now-imprisoned internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi, recently in…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party (LP) says its flag bearer in the February 25 presidential poll, Peter Obi is not aware of any apology purportedly issued by the British Government or any of its agencies regarding an incident involving the former Anambra State governor at the Heathrow Airport on April 7, 2023. “We would…