LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Governor of Delta State His Excellency, RT Hon. (Elder) Sheriff F.O Oborevwori has expressed satisfaction with the posting of CP Aina Adesola to Delta State, because the Commissioner is well acquainted with the security terrain of the state, having previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Delta State Command, before…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has mourned the death of his father, Sunday Ndidi, describing their last phone call as a painful farewell he did not fully realise at the time. The retired military officer died on Tuesday in a road accident in Umunede, Delta State. Reacting to the loss, Ndidi poured…
Thousands of people protested in Paris Sunday over the death in custody of a Mauritanian immigrant worker. The AFP reports that they yelle slogans against “a police force that kills us”. The controversy over his death is just the latest in a series of cases in which activists have accused French police of racism and violence. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 19-year-old unlicensed driver, Nsikak Okon, has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly knocking down three officers while evading police check. The incident, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, occurred along Iyekogba Estate Gate, Benin…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians are going through hell trying to process anything that has to do with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), especially the National Identification Number (NIN), which it issues to citizens. The commission, which was established by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, has the mandate to establish, own, operate, maintain…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Popularly known as Abba, he was formally received into…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three siblings who died in a fire outbreak at the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) House on Martins Street, Lagos Island, were on Wednesday buried in their hometown of Uzoakwa community, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims — Steve Omatu (40), Casmir Omatu (39), and Collins Omatu (37) —…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former international, Waidi Akanni says the Super Eagles failed to prepare for penalty shootout in their defeat to Morocco. The Atlas Lions edged out the Super Eagles 4-2 on penalities in their semi-final encounter in Rabat on Thursday night. Both teams could not be separated after 120 minutes of football. Morocco converted…
