LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh details have emerged on the final moments of former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd.), with sources claiming the retired military officer died in the arms of his wife while they were being held captive by bandits in Katsina State. The latest account, reportedly obtained from Hajiya…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Across Nigeria, the once-thriving football viewing centres that turned ordinary nights into communal celebrations are steadily fading into silence due to rising fuel prices, costly pay-TV subscriptions, and the growing shift to mobile streaming eroding patronage, AYOOLA OLASUPO reports Ten years ago, Jide Ojo’s football viewing centre was a lively hub where…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (retd.), has alleged that bandits terrorising communities across Northern Nigeria may be receiving support from certain persons in positions of authority. Tsiga made the assertion in Kaduna while speaking with journalists during a press conference organised by colleagues, friends…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 42 South African nationals, who were living in Ireland illegally, have been deported back to Johannesburg, and arrived on Friday in a chartered flight. The deportees included nine men, 18 women, and 15 children. The children were deported as part of their family units. They departed from Dublin…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Congress of Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP), a courageous and consistent Media Advocacy group has announced its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), Lecture and Awards Ceremony. The event, themed -“Maritime Security, Trade Facilitation & The Media”, will hold over two days in Lagos. As the nation is about entering electioneering season…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine suspects including two boutique owners in Jabi, Abuja have been arrested by the police in Niger State over alleged armed robbery, culpable homicide and motorcycle theft. Police said they usually hid guns and dangerous weapons in their shops for robbery operations. Spokesman of the Niger State police command SP Wasiu Abiodun…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement in terrorism to 40 years in prison. The convicted women — identified as one Safiya Salihu and one Halima Abdullahi — are said to be the mother and…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to probe activist-lawyer Deji Adeyanju and social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, over allegations relating to terror financing, illicit funding networks and other potential national security concerns. Thia followed a petition submitted by legal practitioner Blessing Agbomhere, who requested…