LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Echeng Echeng, says the command has arrested a Commander of the Anambra Vigilance Group (AVG) over the alleged torturing of a female police officer. The commander, whose name was not disclosed, was said to have arrested and tortured the officer at AVG office in Awuda Nnobi…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has kept mum over the reported arrest of businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana. The businessman was reportedly grilled by operatives of the agency on Thursday over four hours over alleged drug ties before he was granted bail and asked to…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun 1 Area Command who were pursuing some suspected rice smugglers Thursday night have shot a two-year-old girl. The incident occurred at Itawaya, near the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. Photos made available to this newspaper showed the bullet…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mother ‘forgot’ her baby in a commercial bus while alighting in Imo state and efforts are being made to find the child’s mother. The driver of the bus said he picked up passengers from Ogbaku to Owerri, but on getting to Owerri, after every passenger alighted, the baby was left in…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the declaration of vacancies by the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Honourable Speakers of some State Houses of Assembly, Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has scheduled bye-elections for six constituencies in four states The constituencies are Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency, Ondo State, Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency,…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria cruised into the Africa Cup of Nations knockout phase with a game to spare on Saturday after sweeping Sudan aside 3-1 to make it two wins from two in Group D. Samuel Chukwueze struck in the third minute in Garoua and Taiwo Awoniyi doubled the lead by scoring his first Nigeria…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have taken to their social media account to air their views on the arrest of popular Lagos socialite, Obi Iyiegbu’s fondly known as Obi Cubana, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The NDLEA told Daily Trust that Obi Cubana may be prosecuted for alleged money laundering and illicit drug trafficking….
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed his sympathies to the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, and to the people of Oyo State, over the death of their former Governor, Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala. Obi in a condolence message on Friday…
