LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 34-year-old mother, her son’s lesson teacher and another accomplice over the alleged staged kidnapping of her two-year-old son and a N15m ransom demand in Jos, Plateau State. The suspects, identified as Nansik Wuyep Sule, Catherine Davou and Luka Emmanuel Butdam, were paraded on Wednesday at…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH ((NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a businessman, Alhaji Yusuf Keche, after he observed Isha’i prayers at a mosque in Dabi, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident of Dabi, Ibrahim Suleiman, said the incident occurred on Monday, shortly after the victim had finished observing Isha’i prayers…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has said its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would deploy funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy directly to improve the welfare of Nigerians rather than transferring the resources to state governors. Theo Abu Agada, the party’s Director of New Media and Strategic Communications, stated this while…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 65-year-old native doctor, Sikiru Mojereola, was on Monday arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan over alleged fraud of N29.2 million belonging to a British national. According to the charge sheet, the Commissioner of Police is prosecuting Sikiru Mojereola on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and conversion….
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 39-year-old man after operatives allegedly found two AK-47 rifles and 503 rounds of ammunition concealed in a sack of potatoes in Kaduna State. The suspect, identified as Ken Leave, was intercepted on August 25, 2026, following a distress call at Yan Karfe Motor Park in…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, to substantiate a claim he made during a speech at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt. DAILY POST reports that VeryDarkMan on Tuesday served as a panelist at the 66th Annual General Conference…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered how some civil servants allegedly helped Adeniyi Adeyemi, the director-general of the now-disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), to obtain government approvals and gain access to official financial and administrative systems. The findings are contained in the ICPC interim…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona have stepped up their renewed interest in Victor Osimhen after it looks like they will not get Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez. According to Todomercatoweb, after not achieving their desired result in the Julian Alvarez transfer, the Spanish club Barcelona have made Osimhen a priority and are expected to take action…
