LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are fears that Lance Corporal Martins Idakpini, the detained soldier arrested for criticising Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, may have been killed by the army as punishment for his action, it has been gathered. SaharaReporters had earlier reported how the army twice denied Idakpini’s lawyer and family from seeing him in…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has been released. He was released on Wednesday evening. A family source who asked not to be named informed this newspaper that Mr Magu arrived at his official residence at about 5 p.m. in the Maitama District of the Nigerian capital. Although…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has detained a Brigadier-General, Charles Nengite, after the discovery of $16 million in a bank account belonging to his wife by the United States. The General is currently being detained by the Special Investigations Bureau, a department in the Nigerian Army that handles matters relating to fraud and money…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is in touch with the parties involved in the months-long detention of journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo. Segun Showunmi, Atiku’s spokesperson gave the hint in a post on his official Twitter handle: @SegunShowunmi on Saturday. The former Vice President’s aide wrote: “The Agba Jalingo case is…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of civil society groups, #OurMumuDondo, has stormed the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to demand the release of detained Premiums Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. Led by popular musician, Charlie Boy, the protesters insisted on the release of the reporter, noting that they would not leave until he is freed. The activists briefly…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Source, Mr. Jones Abiri, may finally be set freeon Friday for lack of evidence against him. The assurance was given on Thursday by Magistrate Chukwuemeka Nweke of Magistrate Court 5, Wuse, Abuja. The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mr. Waheed Odusile, who was present…
