LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has charged the chairman of Duport Midstream Company, Akintoye Akindele, to court for allegedly offering a police officer a bribe of N150 million. According to a court document filed on August 18 and obtained by the Gazette, Mr Akindele is being charged before the Federal Capital…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has continued to flaunt his exotic collection of wristwatches, including a Patek Philippe, estimated to sell for N160 million, as poverty and soaring inflation bite harder in the commercial hub. Mr Sanwo-Olu’s constant show-off has been deemed insensitive to the plight of many Lagos residents who can…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada-based Nigerian men who are couple have taken to social media to release their pre-wedding photos as they set to walk down the aisle. The Nigerian couple who are gay are spotted in traditional attire and they are identified as @iambrightj and @oraifk on the photo and video sharing platform, Instagram. @iambrightj…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian football star, Victor Osimhen didn’t make it to the top ten shortlist for the 2023 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award. Victor Osimhen was one of the hottest strikers in the world as he banged in goals to set individual records and helped his team to break age-long boundaries. In…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gearing up for possibilities as the country continues its transition process, the trio of Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Peter Obi have begun to discuss the possibility of a merger, with the ultimate goal of setting up a formidable party that can more effectively challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), THISDAY…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi border guards fired rockets at migrants crossing from Yemen in a campaign of barbaric killings, a major new investigation has found. Crowds of migrants fleeing turmoil in the Horn of Africa were allegedly shot with rifles and blown up with rocket launcher-like weapons as they sought to cross by land into…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Several thousand people demonstrated in the capital of Niger on Sunday in support of last month’s military coup, whose leader has warned against outside intervention while proposing a three-year transition of power. The demonstrators chanted slogans hostile to former colonial power France and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, which is considering…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The housing allowances for the newly appointed ministers may cost the country about N343.25m yearly, according to findings from The PUNCH. With that annual allocation, in four years, the Federal Government will spend N1.37bn on the 45 ministers-designate’s accommodation. The allowances are based on data collated from a document obtained from the website of…