LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bleary, barefoot, apparently numbed by a week of captivity, more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped in an attack on their school, were welcomed by the governor of Katsina state Friday. Reunions that are more celebratory and emotional likely will come when the boys are finally reunited with their families,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The head office of Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has remained shut, a full week after it was sealed off on the back of a court order instituted by Access Bank Plc. According to reliable sources, both parties appeared in court during the week, with Seplat seeking the court’s approval to vacate…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Every year an increasing number of Nigerians flee poverty and unrest at home. Now, rich Nigerians are planning their escape too. And they’re taking their money with them. Dapo has spent too long at home in Lagos, Nigeria. Back in October, protests against the SARS police unit kept him from going to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammad Adamu, on Tuesday said the Force would need N24.8bn to fuel its fleet of vehicles and motorcycles in a year. He said this when he presented the 2020 budget performance. He also defended the 2021 budget proposal before the House of Representatives Committee on Police. Adamu…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barring any last-minute change, a former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim will today be arraigned before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on three-count criminal charges filed against him by the Inspector General of Police. The former governor is also facing defamation charge before Justice Ihuoma Chukwunyere…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles goalkeepers, Daniel Akpeyi and Maduka Okoye, both conceded three and four goals respectively over the weekend for their respective teams. Akpeyi, who was making his second start of the season for Kaizer Chiefs, conceded three times against Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 semi-final on Saturday. His compatriot, Okoye, also let…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state to curtail the arson and widespread violence that has ravaged the state might be eased by Friday. The governor said the easing of the curfew was necessary for Lagos residents to restock food supplies and other essential commodities….
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Youths protesting police brutality and extra-judicial killings on Monday blocked entrances into the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa. The main gates to the government offices were shut by the protesters who said they are also demanding an end to bad governance in Nigeria. Civil servants can be seen stranded as gates to their…