LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the final forfeiture of 24 landed property belonging to a top military officer. The anti-graft agency said the property valued at N10. 9bn were controlled through proxies. According to a statement on Tuesday by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Justice N. E Maha of…
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 DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A song celebrating notorious kingpin of banditry, Bello Turji, is trending in northern Nigeria to the indignation of many residents who have suffered from the ongoing atrocities of bandits in the regions. Mr Turji, from Shinkafi in Zamfara State, is believed to lead gangs terrorising communities in Sokoto, Zamfara, and parts of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 30-year old worker at a car wash centre in Kano, Abdullahi Sabo, has been arrested after allegedly absconding with a customer’s car. The police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the suspect was arrested in Daura, Katsina State with the stolen vehicle. Mr Kiyawa said the police had, on November…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The proposed Kano State Secretariat of the the Ahmadu Zago faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently confirmed as the authentic one by an Abuja High Court has been burnt down. The building, which serves as the campaign office of Sen. Barau Jibrin, a governorship hopeful and an arch-opponent of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Kano State Government has said that 29 people have been confirmed dead in the boat mishap that occurred in Bagwai on Tuesday while 14 others are still missing. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Wednesday in Kano. He said that the 29…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Retired General Manager of the Nigeria Port Authority, NPA, Bashir M Abdullahi, has been kidnapped. Abdullahi was abducted from his farm located at Sumaila Local Area of Kano State Wednesday afternoon. Details about the abduction of the retired NPA GM are still sketchy at the moment, however, DAILY POST gathered that…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Report has revealed that the man who put himself up for sale for N20m has been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board. The Commander General of Kano Hisbah Board revealed in BBC Pidgin programme why the man was arrested. Recall that Naija News earlier reported that a young man who is…
