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…
LAGOS ,MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto State Police Command has commenced investigation over the lynching of female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel on allegation of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad. The Police in a statement signed by Sokoto State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) ASP…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thirty Nigerian nationals were reportedly arrested in Saudi Arabia for allegedly displaying campaign posters of presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the holy mosque, Kaaba, Saudi Arabia. According to SaharaReporters, the Nigerians, while on lesser Hajj, Umrah, were reportedly arrested by the Saudi police at the holy…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Joint Border Patrol Team, comprising the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, April 28, 2022, handed over the duo of Ismail Ajibade and John Adewumi, a Beninoise, who were arrested with $285,000 and CFA 18, 925,000 to the Economic…