LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Security Service has held Usman Bugaje for criticising the Buhari administration’s handling of insecurity across the country. Mr Bugaje, a politician and scholar, was held by state agents after appearing on AIT, Peoples Gazette learnt. He has been at the secret police’s custody since 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, sources said….
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A trans-border trafficker, Emeka Okoro and another drug dealer, Ibrahim Bello have been arrested in Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with cocaine weighing 1.1kilogramme, which has a street value of N264million. While Okoro was intercepted with 900grammes of cocaine in a commercial bus along Abuja-Gwagwalada road…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Ogun State has arrested three of its mobile officers who reportedly extorted one Hezekiah Oluwaponmile, a student of the Lagos State University (LASU), of the sum of N153,000. The cops, attached to PMF16, were identified as Inspector Sunday John with AP/NO. 310332; Sergeant Jimoh Asimiya with F/NO. 447461 and…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of funds. Yari, who was arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the anti-graft agency, was taken to the Sokoto office of the commission where he was detained…
LAGOS April 18th (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command, on Saturday 17th April, 2021, arrested one Victor Ebhomenyen for allegedly driving against the traffic, assaulting and causing severe bodily injuries on an Assitant Superintendent of Police, Erhator Sunday at Four Point Hotel, Oniru, Lagos State. A statement signed by Lagos State Police Pubilc Relation Relation Officer…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)- International anti-corruption and human rights groups have strongly condemned the detention of leading Nigerian anti-corruption activist Olanrewaju Suraju of HEDA, one of the first non-governmental groups to expose corruption allegations surrounding the acquisition of the OPL 245 oil field by oil multinationals Shell and Eni. Mr Suraju, along with the NGOs Corner…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gallant Inspector of Police, Atunramu Ojo attached to Oworonsoki Division of Lagos State has arrested a suspected armed robbers Tobiloba Akeem while travelling in a commercial vehicle with the suspect. A police source revealed that Tobiloba Akeem and his friend who is presently at large were aggressived and resisted paying the…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Lagos State Police Command have arrested five men for allegedly offering policemen N500,000 bribe. A press statement signed by Lagos State Police Public Relation Realtion Officer (PPRO) sighted by NewsRangers disclosed that Police operatives attached to Area E Command, Festac Lagos State, on 11th April, 2021, at about 3am, accosted…