LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged politician and media owner, Raymond Dokpesi and his firm, Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited, of the charges of money laundering breach of Procurement Act in relation to disbursement of the N2.1billion meant for arms purchase while Col Sambo Dasuki was the National Security…
LAGOS March 26th (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while trying to board an Ethiopian airline flight 911 enroute Addis Ababa-Italy with 234.35 grams of heroin concealed in her private part. The trafficker who runs…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In their collective bid to halt the spate of banditry, kidnappings, and violence in the North-West geopolitical zone, three governors from the region on Thursday met and sought the assistance of the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and some Western countries, including the United States of America, UK, and Canada….
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police operatives attached to Makinde Police Station, Oshodi, have arrested one Jane Otubo, m, 28, of No 3, Eniola Street, Mafoluku, Osodi, a food stuff trader, who hails from Enugu State for alleged homosexuality on 18th March, 2021. The suspected gay had invited one Francis Azeez, m, who resides at Gwagwalada…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians were last week thrown into confusion as fuel scarcity hit Lagos, Abuja, and several other cities across the country. Residents besieged fuel stations in major cities across the country, in anticipation of yet another season of fuel crisis. Motorists scrambled to fill their tanks as long queues resurfaced in petrol stations….
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the law permits him to remain in office till either 2023 or 2024. He said this in his court documents filed to counter a suit challenging the three-month extension granted him by President Muhammadu Buhari in February….
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nearly 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, the third and largest delivery so far to an African country by the global COVAX initiative, which was created to ensure that low- and middle-income countries have fair access to vaccines. The COVAX program shipped 3.94 million doses…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, refuses to grant Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team (PRTT), bail. Delivering a ruling, Justice Okon Abang, alleged that Maina’s application for bail lacked merit. Justice Abang said though it was at the court discretion to grant bail, the ex-pension reformed boss…