By Emmanuel Udom LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that Ifo central market in Ogun state,has been placed on red alert, following the planned wake keep for a slain female trader scheduled to hold Thursday, this week. It could be recalled that during the sallah day celebrations this year, one Mrs Blessing Eze, …
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old university student, Sadiq Abubakar, and two others for allegedly conspiring to steal and sell a tipper truck valued at ₦30 million belonging to his father. According to a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the incident was…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-CAF has reportedly removed Désiré Noumandiez Doué from his post as Director of Refereeing, following a formal protest by Morocco over officiating in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final. According to several reports, the move is CAF’s first disciplinary response after widespread criticism of refereeing standards – criticism that…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Ilaje Road in the Bariga area of Lagos have staged a protest against the recent decision of the Bariga Local Council Development Area, LCDA, to rename the road after music legend, King Sunny Ade. The protest, which took place on Wednesday, drew community members who described the renaming as…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has asked President Bola Tinubu to include refined petroleum products in the list of items banned under the ‘Nigeria First’ policy of the Federal Government. But this was unanimously rejected by oil marketers and some industry analysts on Sunday. The ’Nigeria First’…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The federal high court in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for violating the rights of #EndSARS protesters during a memorial rally in 2024. Officers of the Lagos state police command arrested at least 20 demonstrators at the site and detained them in a police…
Chaos erupted in the Alaba Rago area of Iba, Lagos State, on Sunday following a violent scuffle between road transport workers, popularly known as agberos, and supporters of a local monarch. The clash, which reportedly began in the early hours of Sunday, led to the death of a yet-to-be-identified passenger who was crushed by a…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reports have emerged that Edoardo De Laurentiis, the vice-president of Napoli and son of the president Aurelio De Laurentiis, has been subjected to death threats linked to the transfer of Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray. According to Turkish journalist Samet Çayir, a series of WhatsApp messages were disclosed, showing communications between a purported…