LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zonal Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 16, has arrested and detained four personnel involved in the alleged abduction and extortion of N20 million from two suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, in Bayelsa State. DAILY POST gathered that the arrested police personnel confessed that two civilian accomplices,…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The PTML Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has banned its operatives from using their offices as homes. Customs Area Controller of the command, Compt. Ali Mahmud Ibrahim expressed displeasure over intelligence reports that some officers and non-officers of the service turned their offices into bedrooms and kitchens after closing hours….
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a shocking and unprecedented incident, a Nigerian man residing in the United Kingdom has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his wife, his wife’s mother, and his wife’s sister all at the same time. The arrest has sent shockwaves through the community and sparked widespread debate. The man, whose identity has been…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested and detained the policemen who were seen in a viral video brutalising an Okada rider in Lagos. The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this on Wednesday evening during a Twitter Space webinar organised by Premium Times. The PUNCH reports that three policemen were…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel John, over the killing of his father. Our correspondent exclusively gathered that Emmanuel of Madala village, Karshi, Abuja, at about 10 pm on Tuesday, May 2, killed his father using a pestle, during a fisticuff between the deceased…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, said they have arrested nine suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who allegedly killed five officers and a couple in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES reported how…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the husband, a 53-year-old technician and wife, 48 years old body…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The government of the United Kingdom has responded to PREMIUM TIME’s letter requesting the details of the arrest and detention of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by its immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London last week. It, however, declined providing sufficient details about Mr Obi’s ordeal as requested by…