LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kano State Government says it has arrested 200 street beggars and Almajiris for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, made the disclosure while repatriating the beggars in Kano on Monday. According to her, following the ban…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed that it has in its detention three members of the Odua People’s Congress who were part of the team that arrested notorious Fulani warlord, Iskilu Wakili, on Sunday morning. The spokesman of the Command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suleiman Dogoruwa, the leader of the kidnap gang terrorising travellers on the ever-busy Lokoja-Okene road has been arrested. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Chairman of Okehi Local Government of Kogi State, Abdulraheem Ohiare, who made this known, said Dogoruwa was arrested on Monday. According to Ohiare, the leader of the kidnap gang was…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Katsina State police command has arrested three notorious kidnappers. The kidnappers were said to be operating between Katsina State and Zamfara State. The three notorious kidnappers were arrested on 25 February, 2021 by policemen. While parading the three kidnappers, Katsina State police public relations officer, SP Gambo Isah said that the…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj ji, has advised the Federal Government to arrest Sheikh Ahmad Gumi for aiding and abetting banditry and terrorism with his utterances. Maharaj ji, in a statement signed and issued yesterday, said the utterances of Gumi in a television programme, justifying kidnapping by the Fulani,…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested Monday in connection with “Barcagate,” the scandal in which the club allegedly paid a third-party marketing firm to defame its own players on social media. Catalan police raided Barcelona’s offices on Monday morning as part of a fresh investigation into accusations of a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Committee on Public petition, Ethics and Privileges has issued a warrant of arrest on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure issued the order following the management’s failure to honour the invitation of the Senate panel to account for how the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pursuant to its commitment to further reduce crime and criminality in the State, the Lagos Police Command, between Thursday night and early hours of Friday 12th February 2021, arrested eight suspected traffic robbers in Ketu Area of Lagos State. Five of the suspects were arrested on Thursday 11th February, 2021, at about…
