LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS) Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, of a 12-count charge bordering on fraud and money laundering filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Delivering judgment, Justice Omotosho held that the anti-graft agency successfully established…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS) A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to Timipre Sylvia, former minister of state for petroleum resources, to the federal government. Obiora Egwuatu, presiding judge, made the order on April 24 following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
LAGOS MAY 7TH *NEWSRANGERS)-The HISBAH Command in Bauchi State has arrested seven persons in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State over an alleged wife-swapping arrangement described as unlawful and immoral. The suspects, said to be members of a group known as Wuddadu, were accused of secretly exchanging their spouses for sexual relationships among…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kofi Kingston has broken his silence following his departure from WWE, sharing an emotional statement on Instagram two days after news broke that he and Xavier Woods had mutually agreed to part ways with the company. Kingston posted the message on Instagram on Monday, acknowledging the outpouring of support he had…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)A South Korean appellate court judge who presided over a high-profile case involving former first lady Kim Keon-hee was found dead early Wednesday morning, police said. Shin Jong-oh, who had overturned a lower court’s not guilty verdict and imposed a harsher sentence on Kim, was discovered with severe injuries in a…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A House of Representatives member, Afam Ogene, says former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should be applauded for his recent political move. Ogene made this statement on Wednesday on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on Channels Television. DAILY POST recalls that Obi alongside former presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Magistrate in Gombe State identified Muhammad Suleiman Kumo has been convicted and sentenced two years and six months imprisonment for receiving N1 million bribe. Kumo who was a magistrate at Chief magistrate Court Pantami received the bribe in November 2024 through an account belonging to one Adamu Ahmed, the registrar in…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly condemned the resurgence of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, expressing concern over the safety of Nigerians and other Africans affected by the violence. In a statement shared on his official handle on X, Obi described the attacks as alarming and unacceptable, stressing that no African…
