LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 federal inmates convicted of crack cocaine offenses — as roughly the same number of marijuana prisoners await word on whether he will honor his campaign pledge to free them. The White House didn’t say whether the latest clemency recipients would be released immediately or…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a traditional chief priest of the Igunuko Shrine, Bariu Aliu, in the Alpha Beach area of Ajah, Lekki, following a three-month manhunt. Bariu, also known as “Malo,” was apprehended after 2,760 kilograms of skunk were recovered from his shrine on October 25,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a commendable act of generosity, Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has distributed hundreds of tricycles, otherwise known as Keke NAPEP, bags of rice, cartons of noodles and other food items to youths, residents and indigenes of Olusosun area of Lagos State, where he grew up, and refers to as his “hood”….
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has shared how he provided meals for over 2,500 inmates during his time at KiriKiri prison. In an Instagram post made on his page on Sunday, Bobrisky disclosed his efforts to assist the inmates by sharing videos of the food items he distributed. The…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Tunisian coastguard said on Tuesday it had intercepted more than 2,500 migrants and arrested dozens of human smugglers following a major crackdown launched last weekend in the coastal region of Sfax, a main departure point for migrants heading to Italy. The operation, which included hundreds of security forces supported by anti-terrorism…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents have been forced to sell their cars after being told they now must pay £2,200 every year to park near their homes. They have reacted in anger after a parking firm scrapped annual permit passes and told them they must pay almost £200 a month to leave their vehicles near their…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s central bank allowed the naira to drop about 2% on the official market to a record low on Wednesday, but the currency’s rate remained above where it trades at central bank auctions and on the black market. Nigeria is trying to find a way to unify its multiple exchange rate system,…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least, 3,478 people were killed while 2,256 others were abducted across the country from December 2021 to June 15, 2022, a tally collated by The PUNCH has shown. The figures were obtained from the daily incidents recorded by the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, an…