LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A notorious kidnap ring leader, Mufutau Timileyin Sulaimon popularly known as Pencil who led his deadly gang in the kidnap and murder of two Bureau de Change operators at Ikorodu on the 14th of March, 2019 after collecting a ransom of N1.6 million is dead bringing to an end his reign of…
LAGOS JUNE 2TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police command has recovered the body of a 56-year old man, Rasaki Balogun and that of his mistress found dead in his sitting room at Ejigbo area of the state. The deceased was said to be living alone in the house while his family lives in a different place….
LAGOS JUNE24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Denja Abdullahi, has hinted of plans to name a complex in the ANA National Secretariat at Mpape in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after the late Bayelsa-born Poet Laureate, Dr. Gabriel Okara. Mr. Abdullahi made this pronouncement on the sidelines of being hosted by…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Police Command, on Sunday, rescued six kidnap victims, including four corps members, who were abducted in the Emohua area of the East-West Road. A kidnap and armed robbery kingpin, identified as Zulu Ogwumike, aka Black Bush, was also killed during a shootout in a separate operation by the personnel…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Naval Command, (CNC) Nigerian Navy, Yenagoa, on Monday urged media practitioners in Bayelsa, to maintain professionalism in their reportage, and to balance stories for the sake of national security, and to ensure peace and stability in the Niger Delta region. The Flag Officer Commanding, the Central Naval…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Monday declined an application to halt the renewal of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 pendingng the determination of an pending suit by Nembe communities in Bayelsa. The communities are seeking an environmental audit of the impact of the oil field on…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has issued a warning to Ghana and Togo to stop attacking Nigerians in their countries. The Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in Abuja while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Dabiri-Erewa said the warning became…
LAGOS JUNE 2TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has rejected the request of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to have access to the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A five-man panel of the tribunal unanimously refused the request, saying issues have been joined by parties on the existence…
