LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026. In a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the…
By Valentine Obienyem LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I initially began writing this as a reply to a post by Mr. Emeka Amadioha Opara. What prompted me was a comment by Mrs. Ngozi Agbapu, who wondered why Emeka seems to develop an “erection” (word mine) whenever Peter Obi’s name is mentioned. Knowing Mrs. Agbapu as a…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dr. Bashir Kurfi, Convener of the Katsina Community Security Initiative, has alleged that the Katsina State Government sponsored some notorious bandit leaders to perform the Muslim pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, paying as much as N10 million for each individual. Kurfi made the allegation during a recent interview on Trust TV’s live…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas and prompting scientists to warn of potentially heavy casualties and widespread destruction across the South American nation. The first quake occurred at around 6:04 p.m. local time about 15 miles east-northeast of San Felipe, Venezuela, data from…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has threatened to file a N10 billion defamation suit against the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, over comments that he would betray Peter Obi. Kwankwaso, who is said to be the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, issued…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has begun an investigation into the delivery of a suspicious parcel containing live ammunition to the Managing Director of FirstBank, Oluwasegun Alebiosu. Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the command headquarters, saying detectives had commenced…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has said he does not believe the level of hunger frequently highlighted by critics reflects the reality across Nigeria, insisting that many citizens are benefitting from policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Onanuga stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television, where he…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has designated a Nigerian national and three companies operating in the country as alleged financial facilitators of activities linked to the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. They were designated in the latest action, which targeted a total of three individuals and six entities accused of…