LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has fined Multichoice Nigeria Ltd, part of South African pay-TV group, and others 5 million naira ($12,013.74) each for airing a BBC report that it said “glorified the activities of bandits and undermines national security.” The National Broadcasting Commission said in a statement on Wednesday that the outlets had…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The medical corps members are worried about their lives due to the insecurity in the northern region where cases of Boko Haram, herdsmen and banditry violence have worsened in recent times. Authorities of the National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) have denied applications for redeployment from the north tendered by some southern…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency has said Nigeria will procure weapons including fighter helicopters from Russia to enhance the Nigeria’s ongoing fight against insurgency, banditry and violence crimes. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police ( IGP ), Mr Mohammed Adamu has requested for tougher legislations against kidnapping and banditry, including possible state seizure of assets linked to illicit proceeds from kidnapping and other heinous crimes. He said that if enacted, the act would be a strong disincentive to potential kidnappers and…