LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has condemned the arrest and subsequent release of renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, Professor Martin Aghaji, warning that the incident reflects a dangerous erosion of the rule of law and respect for citizens’ dignity. Obi described as “deeply disturbing”…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Fiscal and Infrastructure Projects Council deepened on Monday as police operatives stormed the Ogbomoso residence of the family of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, the central figure in the ongoing forgery investigation linked to the purported council. Our correspondent learnt that Adeyemi’s father, alongside a family friend who…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine suspects including two boutique owners in Jabi, Abuja have been arrested by the police in Niger State over alleged armed robbery, culpable homicide and motorcycle theft. Police said they usually hid guns and dangerous weapons in their shops for robbery operations. Spokesman of the Niger State police command SP Wasiu Abiodun…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers who appeared in a viral video openly brandishing AK-47 rifles, ammunition, and walkie-talkies while dressed in military camouflage. Confirming the development to journalists, the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Sanusi, stated that he ordered an immediate forensic analysis into…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Police Command said its operatives have arrest of suspected notorious Aiye cult gang hitmen linked to several violent crimes and killings in Ajanmgbadi, Ojo, and its environs. The spokesperson for the Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi who announced this in a statement on Tuesday identified the suspects as Emmanuel Nwokolo…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos state have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Adamu Abdullahi, a scrap iron dealer, for faking his k!dnap with the intent of extorting N1.5 million from his employers. According to the state Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, on May 19, one Abubakar reported at the Police…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mustapha Abdullahi, the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, has been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering offences. A source within the anti-graft agency, who prefers anonymity, disclosed on Wednesday that Abdullahi is currently in custody following his arrest in Abuja….
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Nigerians living in Chad, seeking safety from insurgents, were rounded up and deported last week, those arrested told AFP. Nigeria has been battling a jihadist insurgency for 17 years, since the 2009 Boko Haram uprising, which has spawned various factions of militants that have spread across Niger, Chad and Cameroon….