LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the Nigeria Police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days, pending the conclusion of the investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by counsel for the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, granted the interim…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ogun State, Barrister ‘Niyi Ijalaye, is dead. It was reliably gathered that the Ogun REC slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening after a meeting of RECs at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. A source at the Ogun State…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)–Poverty, insecurity and the quest for a better life have seen many Nigerians troop into Abuja; the country’s seat of power. But the harsh realities have been unexpected. They are now classified as homeless; finding refuge in abandoned buildings and cars. For many Nigerians and visitors to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja’s…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Labour Congress has confirmed that its national office in Abuja was invaded by security operatives, believed to be from the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday night. According to a statement by NLC spokesperson Benson Upah, late on Wednesday, the operatives arrested the security guards,…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A prominent member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ekene Abubakar Adams, has passed away. Hon. Ekene was confirmed dead early this Tuesday morning, July 16, 2024, by his wife. Until his death, Adams was Chairman, House Committee on Sports, and represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. A former General Manager…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fire, on Thursday, engulfed the Mainland Oil and Gas filling station located in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The fire was said to have started at about 5:30 pm. The inferno was reportedly caused after a tanker discharging fuel at the filling station caught fire during the process….
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, collapsed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja where he was arraigned for alleged N33bn fraud. Mamman, who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, was led into the dock in drenched clothes, prompting his lawyer to explain to Justice James Omotosho that he collapsed…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered popular Anambra cleric and founder of Living Christ Mission, Rev. Onokogu Hezekiah (also known as Daddy Hezekiah), to pay N10 million to Polaris Bank manager, Hezekiah Duru, for violating his fundamental human rights. The cleric had filed a petition against Duru, accusing him of…