LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has approved the establishment of Electoral Offences Desk at the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Force Headquarters, Abuja, with the Commissioner of Police, FCID, as the Desk Officer. The Police Boss has equally approved its establishment at State Commands across the nation with the…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police operatives from Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, Lagos has arrested one Odeleye Oluwabukola Moses, the MD/CEO of BEEDEL STRATEGIC INVESTMENT CO. NIGERIA LIMITED (hereafter referred to as BEEDEL) for allegedly defrauding five multinational companies in operating Nigeria and one agency of Federal Government of Nigeria the sum of N816m with fake…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested Deborah Jerry, an 18-year-old lady who allegedly killed her ex-boyfriend. The police said they are investigating Ms Jerry as the principal suspect in the death of Suleiman Lawal, the deceased ex-boyfriend. Mr Lawal was stabbed last Monday in Agwan Jaba, Masaka, Karu Local Government of…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least nine media workers in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have been arrested by local authorities, their employers said Monday, as rights activists warned of a sweep of unlawful detentions. Two outlets — the Nisir International Broadcasting Corporation and Ashara, both covering Ethiopian affairs on their YouTube channels — said their studios…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Taskforce on Monday raided Lekki area of Lagos, arrested 10 okada riders and impounded 123 bikes following the killing of a Sound Engineer, David Imoh. Irate okada riders had engaged in jungle justice by burning Imoh to death and were about to set another ablaze when the police intervened….
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects over the killing of a young man by commercial motorcyclists in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that the father of two was killed over N100 balance by the motorcyclists. It was learnt that the victim, who was…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tension has gripped residents of some parts of Sokoto State as protesters trooped to the streets demanding the release of suspects arrested over the killing of Deborah Samuel in the state. DAILY POST recalls that Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was killed on Thursday over…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mild drama played out in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State’s capital on Friday, as the Peoples Democratic Party Gubernatorial aspirant in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, was carried into the State High Court by three policemen. Dagogo who looked unconscious was brought to the court in a police van and hand lifted…