LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, identified as Yetunde Gbadebo, for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that the incident occurred at about 10:00 on July 25, 2024. PUNCH Metro learnt from a police source at the command…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Taskforce has raided the popular Fela Shrine, several notorious black spots known for illegal drug peddling, hooliganism, and criminal activities around Aminkanle Market, NerdC Street by African Fela Shrine in Agidingbi Area of Ikeja, and environs, arresting at least 124 suspects in the process. The suspects were alleged to have…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters have blocked Kaduna Road, a highway in Niger State linking Kaduna to Abuja. This comes three days before the planned 10-day nationwide protest by some groups to demand an improvement in Nigeria’s economic situation. The protesters carried placards with several inscriptions such as ‘We Are Not Slaves’, ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Crowds of Nigerians have stormed telecommunication stores across Nigeria after telcos began barring following lines not linked with a National Identification Number (NIN) over the weekend. This is in compliance with the Nigerian Communications Commission’s July 31, 2024, deadline for SIM-NIN linkage. Since February 2024, telcos have implemented a phased disconnection of…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-One of the organisers of the planned protest against hunger and hardship, the Take It Back Movement, has vowed to go ahead with the protest at Eagle Square in Abuja, whether or not the government approves usage of the venue. The Mobilization Director of the organisation, Damilare Adenola, who was speaking on…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the pump price of fuel and the rising cost of food in the markets. This appeal comes ahead of the planned nationwide hunger protest scheduled to be held from August 1 to 10…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have broken their silence on the planned #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled to hold across Nigeria from August 1 to 10, 2024. In separate travel advisories, the three countries over the weekend issued security alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the proposed…
LAGOS JULT 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Spain-based ‘businessman,’ 50-year-old Francis Akajiobi, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the departure hall of terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Parcels of cocaine weighing 1.20 kilogramme were discovered in Akajiobi’s pair of sandals while attempting to board his Royal…
