LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has been commended for his prompt arrest of the five policemen, attached to the Inspector-General of Police Special Tactical Squad, who allegedly collected over N700,000 via PoS from Kareem Damilari Jamiu, an Estate Agent, on Monday. In statement on Thursday, made available to our…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mohammed Bello Adoke, a former Nigerian attorney-general, has been held in Dubai by Interpol. People familiar with the development said Mr Adoke was arrested shortly after arriving in Dubai on November 11. He had travelled there for medical evaluation after a court warrant for his arrest was vacated in October. Justice D….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Singer Davido was arrested in the early hours of today after stabbing one Michael aka Dream Chaser, who is the younger brother of Abu Abel, the CEO of Obimzy Records in Dubai. According to multiple reports, the incident happened inside an elevator at Crab Market, Emirates Financial Towers, Dubai. It was gathered…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS) — Police in the South African city of Cape Town used water cannons Wednesday while dispersing and arresting hundreds of foreigners, including children, who have camped for weeks outside the U.N. refugee agency’s office. Some of the refugees and asylum-seekers told local media they are seeking to be relocated outside the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than eight cows were killed by lightning at a mountain in Oyinmo Quarters, Ikare Akoko the headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State late on Tuesday evening. The incident happened barely a month after 36 cows were killed by lightning in Ijare town in Ifedore Local…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has arrested its men allegedly involved in a fracas that resulted in the death of two persons in Mabera area in Sokoto State. PRNigeria gathered that the Service was disturbed by the alleged killing of the civilians on October 20, 2019, as reported by an online newspaper Daily…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former governor of the state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, and four others who served in his administration as commissioners. This decision followed two preliminary reports presented on Thursday by two ad-hoc committees set up by the House…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Department of State Services has arrested former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force, Abdul-Rashid Maina. Maina, who was embroiled in N2.1 billion pension scam was arrested through a joint effort by the EFCC and DSS, sources told SaharaReporters. According to the…