LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police on Wednesday said it had arrested eight persons suspected to be involved in the kidnap of the 276 Chibok School girls on April 14, 2014. The police said the eight men are among 22 suspects it arraigned for act of terrorism in Maiduguri. Parading the suspects before journalists, the…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress on Sunday said it would take legal actions against the National Chairman of the Reformed-APC, Alhaji Buba Galadima, and other members of the group. The National Legal Adviser of the Adams Oshiomhole-led APC, Babatunde Ogala, disclosed this in a statement made available to The PUNCH via e-mail. He…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the Buhari administration of plotting to slam false charges on him, to pave the way for his indefinite detention. Obasanjo said this in a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Friday saying he had been informed that the government was planning to use fake…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftain and Deputy Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank has raised the alarm over alleged withdrawal of his security aides by the Federal Government and order of his arrest. In an Open letter made available to newsmen, Mr. Frank revealed that his aides were withdrawn and a warrant for his…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Police Force, on Wednesday, arraigned Senator Dino Melaye before a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja for attempting to kill himself by jumping out of a vehicle conveying him to Lokoja to face criminal allegations against him. Dino who was wheeled inside the dock in a stretcher, pleaded not guilty to…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)24 hours after the immigration officials detained the Senator representing the Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, the police have arrested him. The lawmaker was on Tuesday arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP’s) Monitoring Unit in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He is being interrogated over his alleged…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West was arrested by security operatives on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The senator announced his arrest via his twitter handle. This website had earlier reported that Senator Melaye had been declared wanted for allegations on gun running and placed them on…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) failed to arrest Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) on Thursday, April 5, Vanguard reports. The senator, who was declared wanted by the police over his implication in handing over illegal weapons to some kidnappers who claimed to be his thugs, was attending the 8th…