LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Correctional Service has started investigation into the circumstances surrounding the movement of a robbery convict, Haruna Ayo, to a passport office in Lagos for processing of travel documents. Saturday PUNCH exclusively gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday, May 19, 2025, when warders from the Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) has succumbed to pressure by releasing the passport of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The DSS had seized the labour leader’s phones and passport following his arrest and detention which spanned several hours, in Abuja on Monday. SaharaReporters on Monday…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said Nigerians will have their passport delivered to their homes, offices, and other locations of their choice from February 2024. Speaking on Monday at the opening ceremony of the International Week of the University Of Lagos titled, ‘Breaking the Borders of Partnership,’ Tunji-Ojo said…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Benin Republic court in Cotonou has reportedly ordered the return of the passport of Ropo, the wife of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, as well as other documents seized from them. Sources at the court told SaharaReporters that the court ruled that all travel documents of…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Brazil football star Ronaldinho flew out of Paraguay in a private jet on Tuesday, television footage showed, heading for Rio de Janeiro after he spent five months in detention over a forged passport scandal. A judge on Monday released Ronaldinho, 40, and his brother, who had both been held for a…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared that travelers to Nigeria are now required to submit their passports with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for two weeks pending the verification of their COVID-19 status. The directive is contained in a circular addressed to all diplomatic, consular and international organisations accredited to Nigeria in line…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dele Momodu has dismissed reports making the rounds that former Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke has been offered a position by the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and that she also carries a diplomatic passport issued to her by the Dominican government. A report shared by The Nation earlier today…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ronaldinho took part in a behind-bars football match at his Paraguayan prison on Friday and wiped the floor with the other inmates, scoring five goals and assisting six in an 11-2 victory. The 39-year-old, who played for Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG, has been detained after being arrested for allegedly trying to…