LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)- — Yemeni authorities announced on Wednesday a crackdown on smuggling networks moving African migrants through the country, after more than 90 Ethiopian migrants died when a boat capsized off southern Abyan province earlier this month. Abyan police said in a statement they would take “strict measures against anyone proven to be…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government’s decision to withdraw criminal charges against Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger, and reduce the flight ban imposed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, also known as KWAM 1, has sparked controversy in the aviation industry. While some industry stakeholders and pilots described the government’s decision as hasty…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inmates on death row are pushing for double ration of food or they would cause a crisis in the custodial centres. This is posing a challenge to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Speaking at the ongoing Independent Investigative Panel on the alleged corruption in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), today, the Assistant…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced a seven-year suspension on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. The decision was a decisive move to address declining quality and infrastructure in the nation’s tertiary education sector. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa disclosed this to State…
By Emmanuel Udom LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Security is basically about the safety and protection of the lives and properties for individuals, groups, corporate bodies, states and the nations. The bottom line is to ensure that individuals and nations are protected from all sorts of threats. Some of these threats are: robbery, murder, theft arson,…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have arrested Moses Amarks, an 18-year-old student at the College of Health in Kwamba, Suleja, for allegedly faking his own kidnapping to extort money from his parents. Mr Amarks and his accomplices reportedly used a hidden number to call his mother, demanding a ransom of N50 million for his release….
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The viral Ibom Air passenger has broken the silence after her release from prison following her altercation with an air hostess. She was released on Wednesday afternoon after a Lagos court struck out the five-count charge against her. Comfort was filmed having a physical altercation with an air hostess and other…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Goods valued at millions of naira have been destroyed following a devastating fire at the popular Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos. According to witnesses, the inferno swept through multiple stalls, wiping out electronics, spare parts, and other valuable merchandise. Despite a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, which…