LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Morocco’s dramatic penalty shoot-out win over the Netherlands sparked scenes of joy on Tuesday in The Hague, home to a large Moroccan community, but also violent arrests amid clashes with police. In the Schilderswijk district of the city, AFP reporters saw fans draped in Moroccan flags dancing and cheering in the streets,…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Security agencies last week arrested seven suspected commanders of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) as they returned from the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage through the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina State, Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo announced on Friday. Mr Tunji-Ojo disclosed the development at the…
LAGOS MAY 7TH *NEWSRANGERS)-The HISBAH Command in Bauchi State has arrested seven persons in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State over an alleged wife-swapping arrangement described as unlawful and immoral. The suspects, said to be members of a group known as Wuddadu, were accused of secretly exchanging their spouses for sexual relationships among…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using a fake pregnancy disguise. Ezewuike, who runs a fashion outfit, Golden Star Creation, in the Okota area of Lagos, was apprehended at a bus terminal…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Anambra State Government has condemned the assault on a National Youth Service Corps member, Jennifer Elobor, by members of the state security outfit. This is just as it said those responsible have been identified, arrested and detained. PUNCH Online reports in a video that went viral on Tuesday, the operatives armed…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, and arrested some youths suspected to be internet fraudsters. PUNCH online gathered that EFCC operatives carried out the raid in the early hours…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, ending seven years of evading the law. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA director of media and advocacy, in a statement on Sunday, said Chigozie was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Tunisian coastguard said on Tuesday it had intercepted more than 2,500 migrants and arrested dozens of human smugglers following a major crackdown launched last weekend in the coastal region of Sfax, a main departure point for migrants heading to Italy. The operation, which included hundreds of security forces supported by anti-terrorism…