LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on April 5, 2022 arrested three robbery suspects and recovered a beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition at Toyota bus-stop near Oshodi, Lagos. The prompt arrest of the traffic robbers followed a tip-off from civic-minded Lagosians to the RRS officers who were on routine…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Nigerian socialite Cubana Chief Priest on charges bordering on money laundering and tax fraud, officials familiar with the matter said. Pascal Okechukwu, his real name, was arrested at the Lagos airport on Thursday, but anti-graft officials hushed the development amidst pressure from his associates…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A housewife and mother of five, Aisha Tijani, has landed in hot soup, as she is currently explaining to operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, who arrested her, the reason for setting her daughter ablaze after dousing her with petrol. Moroof Ayinde, who was said to have reported the incident at…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for drug peddling The cleric was arrested while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected ritualist and kidnapper disguising as a dispatch rider escaped lynching when was nabbed by an angry mob who found a baby in the bike’s delivery box. A video making rounds on social media captured the moment an angry mob pounced on a dispatch rider transporting a child in a box attached to a bike…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied media report on the alleged arrest of 200 Chinese by its operatives in a facility some where in Suleja Niger State. A statement signed by Assistant Controller of Immigration Service Public Relation Officer, Amos Okpu on behalf of the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration confirmed…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 200 Chinese workers were on Thursday morning arrested by officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service at a construction site in Niger State. The arrested Chinese are staff members of Sinohydro, a subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China, the engineering firm handling the $1.3 billion Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The lady accused Timaya of hitting her sister with his car and driving off, leaving her to survive on her own. The lady alleged that Timaya hit her sister’s car and when the sister got down to confront him, he hit her with his car and drove off. She went on to…