LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former footballer has been arrested on suspicion of decapitating his friend before setting the body alight. Fire crews were called to a grass fire in Curacavi, Chile, where they uncovered the charred remains of a man on April 12. Emergency crews discovered a Bible placed next to the victim’s severed…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria. The suspect, identified as Ting Kiong, who naturalised in Malaysia, was arrested on Sunday, May 17, 2026, upon arrival at the…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a fleeing former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in Rigasa area of Kaduna State. Mamman was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, May 19, 2026 following weeks of intensive surveillance and intelligence gathering by operatives of the Commission. Addressing journalists on…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A shocking scandal has rocked Kumasi after a serving police officer, Bright Appiah Danquah, was reportedly arrested over alleged involvement in a series of armed robbery attacks targeting mobile money vendors across the city. According to reports, the police inspector allegedly made one costly mistake that exposed everything. During one of the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the sixth person allegedly involved in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state. Over 40 worshippers lost their lives and scores more were left injured in the attack. The DSS is currently prosecuting five persons — Idris Omeiza…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the abduction of Alhaji Ahmadu in Malabu, Fufore Local Government Area. The arrest was disclosed in a Tuesday statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje. According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended during a coordinated intelligence-led…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 37-year-old businessman, Ani Romans, and recovered large quantities of tramadol concealed inside mannequins he was transporting for his clothing business. Romans was intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along Oron–Ibaka Road in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Spanish National Police have arrested 34 members of Black Axe, including 10 individuals of Nigerian nationality, in a coordinated multi-agency raid. The operation against the group, dubbed an international criminal organisation, was conducted in collaboration with the European Police and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office. A statement on Friday by…