LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-They have been outlawed, but they have not disappeared. Across Lagos, scavengers still roam streets and communities at almost all hours, combing neighbourhoods for scraps, even as allegations of theft and vandalism increasingly trail their activities. Worried residents say their continued presence is giving them sleepless nights, while communities are resorting…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Kwara State House of Assembly has expressed concern over reports that some students in tertiary institutions across the state are selling their sperm and eggs as a means of survival. The matter was brought to plenary by Rukayat Shittu, representing Owode/Onire Constituency, who cited findings from Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Bank customers have said that they are unable to withdraw their deposits for transaction in yuletide season in Ondo State, as the banks have slashed their withdrawal limits across the state. Investigation revealed that many customers could not withdraw the amount they needed over the counter due to a lack of adequate…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The just celebrated Christmas and New Year was marked with an expression of woe-begone by family members of a Customs officer, at their Lagos home. This followed the disappearance of their breadwinner, Mr Awo Iche Awo, on December 12, 2021, without a clue about his whereabouts. Awo who served in Onne-Eleme, in Rivers…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State has raised alarm over the alleged indiscriminate release of arrested bandits and their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They urged the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the escalation of the insecurity…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The newly recruited constables into the Nigeria Police Force have cried out over unpaid six months salaries. According to Daily Post, the new recruits who passed out of police colleges in April, are yet to be paid salaries since they joined the force. The policemen, said some of them have been reporting…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some operatives and officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have reacted to the Directives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) inviting them to Abuja for psychological and medical examination. Some of the operatives lamented the directive will force them into unplanned debts as they may need to borrow money for…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of the Nigerian union traders, Kizito Obiora Ikechukwu, claimed all the 92 shops locked up by the committee belong to Nigerians and that no other foreigner’s shop had been locked up. The leadership of the Nigerian Union Traders Association of Ghana (NUTAG) has called on the government to respond to their…
