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http://ift.tt/2ylCJiF LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lawyer representing billionaire kidnapper, Evans, has accused officers of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team of extorting money and valuables running into hundreds of millions of naira from his client, PremiumTimes reports. .Olukoya Ogungbeje, petitioned the Police Service Commission on Friday. The petition captioned reads in part: “For…

http://ift.tt/2kQ7dXc LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the death toll rose to 40, firefighters struggled Saturday to get the upper hand against several massive wildfires that have ravaged Northern California for almost a week. Strong winds kicked up overnight in the central Napa Valley region, causing some fires to spread and triggering evacuations in Sonoma and elsewhere,…

http://ift.tt/2gksuqF LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of being partial in handling the allegations against suspended SGF Babachir and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr Oke. The human right activist argued that if about the two government official…

http://ift.tt/2ypauBO IGP Idris LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Akwa Ibom State Police command has announced the arrest of 16 suspected members of a kidnap syndicate, responsible for high profile killings and kidnapping in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local governments of the state. The arrest and burst of the cartel was made possible through a “well planned and…

http://ift.tt/2yKNBK2 LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed delight over the cooperation between Nigeria and China, describing it as mutually beneficial. In a letter of felicitation with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, on the occasion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President Buhari…

http://ift.tt/2ynHDxN Weah LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former international soccer star, George Weah, took an early lead in Liberia’s presidential election yesterday as the nation began releasing provisional results. With 20 candidates in the race, observers expect a run-off election. The National Election Commission (NEC) data showed Weah, a former European and world footballer of the…

http://ift.tt/2i9sH0f LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured stakeholders from the South-East that the region is not being marginalised. He said this in response to allegations of under-representation of Igbos in his government while explaining that he gave the south-east four substantive ministers. “I gave south-east four substantive ministers in the ministries of…

http://ift.tt/2gDTRc6 LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-68-year-old Jimmie Smith had two days left to miss a life changing opportunity. Smith happened to discover a pile of old unchecked lottery tickets stuffed in his pocket. May 25, 2016 was the day the winning numbers were pulled. Smith told himself, “I’ll check them when I have time.” It’s a…