LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo says he lost his driver Yohanna Shankuk during the #EndSARS protest in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Keyamo said on Thursday that his driver was knocked down by a vehicle which was trying to avoid advancing protesters. The minister said Mr Shankuk was walking…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday came out with five important facts about the newly-created Special Weapons and Tactical Team (SWAT), saying no personnel of the defunct Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) will be part of the new SWAT. In a series of tweets by the police through the Force Public Relations…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has kicked against the decision of Intels Services Nigeria Limited, a firm partly owned by ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar to lay off 600 workers. Those affected included workers in Rivers and Warri operational areas of the company. MWUN stated the company also recently declared 30…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the drowning of three children of police officers in a pool of water at Eket barracks. Speaking to newsmen, SP Odiko Macdon, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, described the incident as “painful and shocking.” He said that the Commissioner of Police in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Enugu Zonal Office has arraigned Amobi Livinus Onwuholonye and Ogechukwu Anakwe ( at large) before Justice I. M Bubba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on a 5-count charge bordering on obtaining N4,000.000.00 by false pretence.. One of the counts read: “That you…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal has declared as unconstitutional and void, the Police Act 2020, enacted in September this year as it affects the constitutional mandate of the Police Service Commission. It ruled that the provision of the Act was in conflict with paragraph 30 Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on the news of the planned return of schools to the church. Reacting via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Obi wrote: “I read with happiness, news of the planned…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The most famous athlete in the world has tested positive for COVID-19. Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed he tested positive for the virus one day after a photo of him having dinner with his teammates in close quarters was taken. On Sunday, he played a big game in France that has now raised concern…
