LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned membership figures of political parties released by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, saying the data did not emanate from the commission. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Dayo Oketola, stated this on Tuesday while reacting to…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi Media Office has described as misleading 45m primary vote figures currently circulating on social media and various news platforms purporting to be the breakdown of official results from an imaginary primary by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ascribed to Mr Peter Obi. A statement signed by Peter Obi Media…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos state have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Adamu Abdullahi, a scrap iron dealer, for faking his k!dnap with the intent of extorting N1.5 million from his employers. According to the state Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, on May 19, one Abubakar reported at the Police…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has approved a 50% discount on all passenger train services operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. This is to cushion transportation costs for Nigerians during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The president said the discount will take effect from Tuesday, May 26, 2026, until Monday, June 1, 2026. Passengers travelling on NRC…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-According to a report by Sahara Reporters on Tuesday, 26 May, 2026, in a case that has ignited widespread outrage across Nigeria, a hardworking 26-year-old barber from Bwari in Abuja has taken the bold step of suing the Nigeria Police Force and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Bwari for a staggering…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has denied claims that Haruna Garba Gololo, popularly known as Garus Gololo, is a retired general in the Nigerian Army. In a statement issued on Tuesday via its social media platforms, the Army described reports identifying Gololo as a retired Nigerian Army General as false and misleading. The reaction followed a…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, has re-arrested and arraigned before the Federal High Court in Benin a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, who allegedly jumped bail and was falsely declared dead by his wife in a bid to evade prosecution. The Edo State Commander of the NDLEA,…
Southampton FC and Royal Antwerp have announced the death of former academy player Victor Udoh at the age of 21. Udoh spent six months in Saints’ academy from February 2025, featuring in eight games for their under-21 side in Premier League 2. Before his move to the south coast of England, he played in Belgian…