LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Religious police in Nigeria have destroyed nearly four million bottles of beer in a crackdown on alcohol. The bottles were crushed into the ground by bulldozers in the northern city of Kano in front of crowds cheering “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great). The predominantly Muslim city is in one of several northern…
LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 30-year-old applicant, Sulaimon Agboola, who pleaded guilty to throwing stones and bottles at police officers on duty, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Facility, Apapa, Lagos. Magistrate M.O. Tanimola ordered in Ikeja on Friday that the defendant should remain behind bars pending review of the facts of the case and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The annual Oro cultural festival held in Ikorodu area of Lagos has turned bloody as suspected members of Aiye and Eiye cult gang engaged themselves in a clash. Five members of the secret cult groups died during the fight while several others sustained bullet and machete wounds. The gangs were said…