LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunde Disu, has issued a stern public warning against “jungle justice” and mob action, declaring that anyone who assaults or kills a suspect outside the law will be prosecuted for murder. Disu stressed that the measures have become necessary to checkmate the rising cases of extrajudicial…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young British couple and their pilot were killed in a helicopter crash on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, Greek police have said. They have been named as newlyweds Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, who were in Greece on their honeymoon. The private Bell 206 helicopter crashed just metres from…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A shooting reportedly erupted outside around the time Tupac Shakur‘s family left a Las Vegas courthouse for lunch on the second day of Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ murder trial. Davis, 63, is charged in Shakur’s 1996 killing, which prosecutors allege was carried out to avenge Shakur’s entourage attacking Davis’ nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, a…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck southern Spain on Tuesday, injuring three people and forcing hotels to be evacuated. The tremor sent debris falling from buildings in Granada in Spain’s Andalusia region days after a slightly stronger quake had hit the southern Spanish city. The Alhambra Palace, a Unesco-listed jewel of medieval Islamic…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Concerns over Jamal Musiala’s health have grown after the Bayern Munich star collapsed on the pitch for the second time in just a few days. Musiala went down shortly after being introduced during Bayern’s final pre-season friendly against 1. FC Heidenheim on Tuesday. The incident comes just days after the Germany international…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Some women who entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded by the threat and fear of sexual harassment. More than a dozen women have set up…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing. Moroccan state broadcaster Medi 1 TV said 294 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were arrested on Saturday while attempting…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, Senator representing Bayelsa West, has announced the appointments of former Editor of Sun News Papers, Steve Nwosu as his spokesperson. Dickson has also approved the appointment of Sani Takori, VinMartin Obiora Ilo to key positions within his political and administrative…
