LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Nigerian Customs Service to pay N5 million to Chikaosolu Ojukwu as damages for violating his fundamental rights. Mr Ojukwu, accused the customs service of unlawfully detaining him and seizure of his personal effects – four iPhone 13 Pro phones. He said upon…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the suspension of “IDON MIKIYA” Program Airing on Vision FM and Farin WATA Television Channel, the Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has written to the Director General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to comply strictly with the provision of the National Broadcasting Commission Act and the Nigeria Broadcasting…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Defending Champions Algeria may have gone after their early exit from the ongoing Nations Cup in Cameroon, they are however to cough out $5000 for bridging the rules according to CAF Disciplinary Board. In their report match officials reportedly indicted Algeria for invading the pitch during their match versus Ivory Coast. The…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on February 18, 2021, ordered popular On-Air Personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, fondly referred to as Daddy Freeze, to pay the sum of N5m for committing adultery with one Benedicta Elechi. Daddy Freeze was ordered to pay the money to Paul Odekina, who was married…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Obianuju Catherine Udeh aks DJ Switch, has berated the Lagos State Government concerning the order it secured from a mobile court to auction 88 cars seized from traffic offenders in the state. THEWILL recalls that the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) had stated that it…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama, Abuja has awarded N50 million damages against the Senator representing Adamawa North, Senator Elisha Abbo, to be paid as compensation to Osimibibra Warmate, a female attendant at a sex-toy shop, whom he assaulted. Justice Samira Bature gave the order in her…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A court in Nigeria has fined three men $52,000 (£40,000) each for hijacking a ship in March and securing a ransom of $200,000 for the release of its crew. These are the first convictions in the West African state since a new anti-piracy law came into force last year. Nigeria has been…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ikeja High Court has ordered Oshodi Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos to pay N1Million compensation to a motorist, Mr Louis Idahosa for extorting him of N28,000 for allegedly driving against traffic (one-way). Delivering judgment, Justice Obafemi Adamson said that local governments lack the constitutional power to impound vehicles and to…