LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party has berated the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for backing the All Progressives Congress (APC) in their attempt to unleash mayhem on the people of Edo State and dubiously take over governance of the state. In a statement, the party condemned in strong…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, PACAC, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to compose a panel to probe the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. According to Sagay, Chairman of the panel, Isa Ayo Salami, is the only person…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Government has uncovered a baby-selling syndicate operating between Benin City and Anambra State, rescuing a one-week-old baby who was sold for over N300, 000. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the traffickers have been arrested and charged…
Lagos AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 17 people are in custody in the Netherlands after police raided a former riding stables that had been transformed into the country’s largest ever illicit drugs “laundry” capable of producing up to 200kg of cocaine a day. Thirteen of those detained were Colombian nationals, police said on Tuesday. Three Dutch…
LAGOS AGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who rejected $412,000 bribe, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG) Bashir Abubakar has been sacked for “negligence”, ElombahNews was informed. It could be recalled that ACG Abubakar in 2018 was well celebrated for rejecting a bribe of $412,000 from unscrupulous Tramadol drug smugglers. President Muhammadu Buhari…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Students in Senior Secondary Schools Three in Ekiti State resumed on Monday for the commencement of West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. The state government on Monday announced the suspension of a school principal who was not available in the school on Sunday when the governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, visited some schools…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab and the country’s entire government have resigned after the deadly Beirut blast that killed at least 160 people. In a brief televised speech, Mr Diab said he is taking “a step back” so he can stand with the people “and fight the battle for change alongside them”….
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States court has issued a summons for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for a lawsuit filed by a former Saudi intelligence official who alleges he was a victim of a foiled assassination attempt. The US District Court of the District of Columbia filed the summons on Friday, a day after…
