LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was indeed a black Saturday in Aroji Mkporogwu, Iheakpu-Awka Agu in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State as a 46-year man allegedly killed his parents with pestle. Mr. Michael Ugwuanyi, a businessman at Northern part of the country allegedly killed his father, late Michael Ugwuanyi and mother late Florence…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 30-year-old British woman, Tara Hanlon, was traveling through London’s Heathrow Airport when authorities discovered up to $2 million in her suitcases, according to The Sun. Hanlon was charged with money laundering and could spend up to 14 years behind bars. Minister for immigration compliance and the courts, Chris Philp, called the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Catholic church in Pearl River, Louisiana, has burned the altar where its former pastor was caught having sex with two women. “His behavior was obscene, his desecration of the altar is demonic,” said Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, who consecrated a new altar at the church Sunday, WVUE reports. The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS) The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, the winner of Ondo State governorship poll. Governor Akeredolu was returned elected after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly-contested poll conducted on Saturday, 10th October 2020. He won in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The head of Nigeria’s police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad with immediate effect on Sunday, a police statement said, prompted by days of protests across the country against alleged brutality by the controversial unit. The protests broke out in recent days after a video circulated last week alleging to show members of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, on Saturday, said 60 personnel have so far been sacked after they were either caught receiving or giving bribes. The official also said he once disguised as a cleaner in order to catch corrupt officials. Mr Babandede told the BBC Hausa Service…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police used teargas on Friday to disperse dozens of people in the capital Abuja who had gathered to protest at alleged brutality by members of a special police unit, witnesses said. Protesters, some holding placards, ran as clouds of teargas hung in the air. Multiple people at the incident said on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former staff of Vintage Press Limited publishers of The Nation newspapers have petitioned the Director General National Pension Commission (PenCom) over backlog of unremitted pension due to workers. They want the unremitted funds be paid with the outstanding interests to the workers by The Nation Newspapers. In a statement, former chairman, Nigeria…
