LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to speak up over the country’s challenges, particularly the electricity crisis and governance issues. Speaking at the NDC, Obi compared Nigeria’s electricity situation with that of South Africa, noting that despite South Africa generating over 40,000 megawatts of electricity, citizens there…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank financing for Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector, effectively terminating the remaining portion of a $1.52bn power sector recovery programme amid mounting tariff shortfalls, worsening financial pressures, and persistent implementation challenges across the industry. Documents obtained by The PUNCH from the World Bank website…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command Special Squad1 have killed four suspected kidnappers during an operation to foil the alleged abduction of a businessman in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. The operation, which occurred at the Jakande Estate Gate on Sunday night, also led to the recovery of an…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has filed an appeal opposing court judgement nullifying guidelines by the INEC mandating political parties to submit a register and database of all members on May 10 to be eligible to contest for the 2027 general elections. On Monday, the electoral umpire filed an appeal through…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced and convicted twin brothers and five others to death by hanging for the kidnap and murder of Reverend Edwin Isaiah Dokubo-Harry. The deceased was abducted and killed in 2013 in a community in Asari Toru Local Government Area of the state….
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGER)-Former Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) few days after losing the party’s gubernatorial primary to Sen. Aliyu Wadada. The ex-police boss submitted his letter of resignation on Monday to the executives of the Makama ward in Lafia. “This decision was not…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen have kidnapped 10 people from the Yashikira Emir’s palace in Baruten LGA of the state. According to a statement on Monday by the spokesperson of the state’s command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the gunmen also attacked the Yashikira police station simultaneously around 2am on Monday….
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-OPERATIVES of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have uncovered a major drug trafficking syndicate in Lagos, seizing suspected illicit drugs estimated at ₦7.8 billion and arresting several suspects, including the alleged kingpin, Eke Henry Ifeanyi. The operation, carried out by officers of the Special Protection Unit (SPU) in…
