LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two security guards, Samuel Linus and Adekunle Ogundana, who allegedly stole two underwears belonging to the daughter of a clergyman within a church’s premises in Akure metropolis, were yesterday paraded alongside suspected kidnappers by Ondo State Police Command. Briefing newsmen in Akure, the state Police spokesperson, Femi Joseph, said the daughter of…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Asset Management Company has reacted to reports that former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu had his medals stolen at The Hardley Apartments, saying there were no medals in the hotel owned by the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medallist, when they took possession of the property. The hotel, located in Victoria Island,…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has blamed the rot and inefficiency in the Nigeria Police Force on deficient leadership. In what appeared to be an indictment of his predecessors, the new Police chief pointed out that the absence of good leadership was the missing link in policing in the country….
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Igbo Canadian Community Association (ICCA), comprising all Igbos resident in Canada, has urged the Nigerian electorate to vote massively for Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and Mr. Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the February 16 polls. The association made the call in its Letter of Endorsement for the Atiku/Obi…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Police commissioners, deputy commissioners and assistant Police commissioners have stormed the Force Headquarters to lobby the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent learnt that with most of the deputy inspectors-general leaving the service, vacancies will be created in the system, with some CPs…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGRS)-A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her son said she was being held in a prison, apparently as a material witness. Marzieh Hashemi, who worked for the network’s English-language service, was detained in…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A chieftain of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya a.k.a MC Oluomo, was on Tuesday night discharged from a Lagos hospital, where he was receiving treatment. MC Oluomo was attacked at an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Ikeja on Jan. 8, and was immediately taken to Eko Hospital,…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Music legend, Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris 20, is being treated at an undisclosed mental health facility, according to media reports. According to sources close to E! News, the daughter of the late famous music icon is currently living in a facility in the hope of improving her mental health after a busy…
