LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fifteen years after a life-altering accident that claimed his two arms, Quadri Taiwo, a former staffer of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), has been paid N30 million compensation. The N30 million cheque was presented to Mr Taiwo by the management of Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Ltd (NELMCO) on Tuesday…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Government of Benin Republic has been ordered to pay Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, 20 million CFA. The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, sitting in Abuja ruled that the sum was compensation for violating Igboho’s fundamental rights and unlawful…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of N40 million on a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, for filing frivolous, vexatious and irritating motion before the court in respect of Imo governorship tussle decided since 2019. Ozekhome was handed the fine for bringing a motion before the apex court…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria ranks among the top three countries in the world with the highest burden of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), with over two million people living with HIV (PLHIV). To reduce the spread of the disease, significant scientific and clinical advances have been made towards developing effective HIV treatments. Launched by the Prevention Access Campaign,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inter Miami fans are about to get a long-awaited holiday gift, as Uruguayan star forward Luis Suarez is expected to join the club in the coming weeks after playing his last home match for Brazilian team Gremio and bidding a tearful farewell to its adoring fans. According to multiple MLS sources with…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Lawyers for the woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault are asking for the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison for the Brazilian soccer player. The woman’s lawyers filed the request on Tuesday, two weeks after prosecutors sought a nine-year prison sentence for Alves. Alves is set to face trial…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police operatives have busted an armed robbery syndicate led by a 43-year old lady, Adeshina Ayisat Ajoke and two others, Adejumo Fatai, 40 and Akintunde Akanni, who specialized in snatching vehicles in Lagos State. The suspects were arrested by the Commissioner of Police Special Squad of the State Command following intelligence reports…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two members of a kidnap gang were shot dead while others were said to have escaped with bullet wounds when men of the Adamawa State Police Command alongside hunters raided their hideout at a mountain in the state, the command announced on its X handle on Monday. During the raid on the…