LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGER)-Former Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) few days after losing the party’s gubernatorial primary to Sen. Aliyu Wadada. The ex-police boss submitted his letter of resignation on Monday to the executives of the Makama ward in Lafia. “This decision was not…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen have kidnapped 10 people from the Yashikira Emir’s palace in Baruten LGA of the state. According to a statement on Monday by the spokesperson of the state’s command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the gunmen also attacked the Yashikira police station simultaneously around 2am on Monday….
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-OPERATIVES of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have uncovered a major drug trafficking syndicate in Lagos, seizing suspected illicit drugs estimated at ₦7.8 billion and arresting several suspects, including the alleged kingpin, Eke Henry Ifeanyi. The operation, carried out by officers of the Special Protection Unit (SPU) in…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The media office of Peter Obi has denied allegations that he targeted Northerners during his tenure as governor of Anambra State, describing the claims as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued by the spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), Ibrahim Umar, the organisation said allegations that Obi…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old Sociology graduate of the Kogi State University, Blessing Moshood, was allegedly murdered last Thursday night and her body dumped in a canal in Jikwoyi, Abuja. Speaking with Abuja Metro yesterday, a sister of the deceased, Abigail Moshood, said Blessing left their home around 8pm that day after speaking with…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 39-year-old Ireland-based Nigerian, Brian Ogbo, has been sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment for killing his 82-year-old grandmother, Stella Nnadi, during what an Irish court described as a severe psychotic episode. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from a report by the Irish Mirror that Ogbo was sentenced by…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria. The suspect, identified as Ting Kiong, who naturalised in Malaysia, was arrested on Sunday, May 17, 2026, upon arrival at the…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a leading opposition figure in Nigeria and the sole presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the upcoming 2027 elections, has articulated reasons why Africa ought to rise above poverty. During his visit to South Africa over the weekend, Obi addressed an international dialogue, emphasizing that Africa…