LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ibrahim Lamorde, the former chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, is dead. He was 61. Mr Lamorde died in Egypt where he had travelled for medical treatment, a close associate told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning. Born on 20 December 1962, Mr Lamorde joined the Nigerian Police in 1986 and retired as a…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government should be held responsible if any violence breaks out in Kano State over the ongoing tussle in the emirate. Atiku condemned the Tinubu government for allegedly siding the newly sacked Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero by deploying security forces to…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-If urgent measures is not taken by the Federal Government security agents, breakdown of law and order is imminent in Kano. The deposed Emir of Kano arrived Kano City on Saturday morning with a mission to occupy the Palace where the new reinstated Emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is already occupying with the…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles head coach Finidi George has named a 23-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. The Eagles will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic after drawing their first two games of the qualifiers. Here’s the full list of players invited: Goalkeepers:…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Financial experts have blamed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s twin policies of fuel subsidy removal and naira devaluation for the rise in food prices. The prices of rice, garri, beans, and yam surged astronomically by over 130 per cent in April 2024 on a year-on-year basis, worsening Nigeria’s economic misery. The National…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, narrated how two women were struck dead by lightning during rainfall in the FESTAC area of the state. Hundeyin disclosed this on his X handle, adding that the women, who were living in a shanty…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, has insisted that he and Peter Obi won the last 2023 presidential election. Baba-Ahmed said he will never stop saying it. He stated this while featuring on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Friday. Baba-Ahmed alleged that the Independent National Electoral…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian national is scheduled to face Melbourne Magistrates Court today (24 May, 2024) charged over the alleged importation of nearly 9kg of heroin concealed in paint brushes. The AFP began an investigation in February 2024 after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at the Melbourne Cargo Examination Facility (CEF) detected anomalies in…
