LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Whistler Newspapers has strongly condemn in the strongest terms the alleged unlawful arrest, assault and ongoing detention of their reporter, Kasarahchi ANIAGOLU, by officers of the Nigerian Police Force operating within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A press statement made available to NewsRangers disclosed that Ms. Aniagolu was performing her journalistic…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State government, yesterday, arraigned an immigration officer, Umar Mohammed, before a Lagos high court, sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Igbosere, over an allegation of assault. The state government had in the charge marked: LD/120518c/2022 alleged that Mohammed unlawfully assaulted his colleague, one Oluwafemi Adeyemi Badiru, by slapping him in his…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Usman Danladi A.K.A Murderer has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police operatives for allegedly cutting off the wrist of Jibrin Abdullahi over allegation of assaulting his girls friend. While confirming the incident in a press statement, Nasarawa State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) DSP Ramhan Nansel disclosed that on September 16,…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Outgoing Nigerian Bar Association, NBA President Mr. Olumide Akpata has said that any lawyer found complicit in vandalisation of conference booths, theft of phones, and assault on officials will be prosecuted. Akpata stated this on Thursday during the Annual General Meeting of the NBA holding at the Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. Some…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Police Command has paraded the Police Officer who assaulted travellers and shot in their direction in a viral video. The video, which went viral on Friday, caused outrage from Nigerians, who watched as the policeman beat a lady traveller. After a while, he also cocked his gun and fired…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has recalled its Ambassador in Indonesia as it reviews its bilateral relations with the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esther Sunsuwa, following a viral video which showed Indonesian immigration officials allegedly assaulting a Nigerian…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government is demanding punishment for Indonesian immigration officials who were filmed assaulting a Nigerian diplomat. Footage circulating on social media showed Abdulrahman Ibrahim, a consular officer based in Jakarta, being held down in a vehicle by several men. Nigeria called it “an egregious act of international delinquency by the Indonesian…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have raised about N500,000 to compensate an assistant superintendent of police Sunday Erhator who remained calm in the face of assault by a traffic offender Victor Ebhomenyen in the Oniru area of Lagos State. The incident which occurred on Saturday went viral on social media, with the policeman getting the sympathy…