LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Anti-corruption groups HEDA, Re:Common and Corner House have welcomed the appeals lodged by the Milan Prosecutor and the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the acquittal of Shell, Eni and 13 other defendants for alleged corruption in the acquisition of the giant OPL 245 oil field in Nigeria. The defendants, who all denied…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Head Coach of kickboxing in Ogun State, Olufunke Ogunsuyi, has been confirmed dead. She died in Ilorin on Saturday while participating in the Kwara Zonal and Invitational Kickboxing Championship. She officiated in the competition and also fielded two athletes. The corpse of the former kickboxing champion was picked up in her…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has recommended the immediate suspension of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into his connection with the popular internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas. Mr Kyari was indicted by U.S. authorities as part of the investigation of the fraudster,…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Political leadership and the job of delivering good governance to the people are a serious business for the young and active and not for the elderly. Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, made the remark at the Anambra PDP’s Reconciliation and Stakeholders Meeting…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-One person has been shot and three vehicles burnt after officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and residents of Ayetoro in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State engaged in a violent clash. The incident which occured on Friday evening led to the burning of three Customs vehicles and shooting…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Usman Kyari, younger brother to the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, on Saturday deleted pictures of himself posing with several luxury vehicles or in apartments on his Instagram handle. Usman’s social media posts began attracting attention on Friday following his elder brother’s indictment by the FBI. Usman’s page, with…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that the police authorities may not hand over the Commander, IGP Intelligence Response and Monitoring Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, to the United States for criminal prosecution. It was gathered that the battle to extradite Kyari to the US for trial for alleged involvement in…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (MEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has filed fresh terrorism charges against a Shia Muslim cleric, a prosecution lawyer said Sunday, days after he was acquitted of murder following almost six years in detention. A court in the northern city of Kaduna discharged Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife on Wednesday because of a lack of evidence in…
