LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zamfara State Police Command has revealed that over 30 decomposed bodies of suspected bandits were discovered during the ongoing clearance operations in the state. A statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the clearance operation was aimed at flushing out bandits from Bukkuyum Local…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The toll gate became a major symbol of the protests following the deadly events of October 20, 2020, when security operatives opened fire on protesters demanding an end to police brutality. Armed police on Tuesday allegedly fired teargas at participants marking the sixth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests at the Lekki Toll…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Violent clashes erupted between police and protesters across France on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people protested against rising costs and declining public services in some of the country’s most destructive unrest in years. The Interior Ministry said at least 272 people had been arrested after violent incidents involving hooded individuals,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bank of America has been fined $1.21 billion by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other illicit activity, a penalty the bank said will hurt third-quarter earnings. The Treasury Department said the fine, the third-largest in department history, is due to the bank’s failure to report more…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have warned worshippers against publicly sharing personal achievements during church testimonies, following the foiling of a kidnap plot against a female cleric in Abuja. The warning came after four members of a church were arrested over an alleged plot to kidnap Prophetess Elizabeth, who was reportedly targeted after sharing a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday, said it has arrested a landlord, Nkwo Onyedikachi Geoffrey (male), following the death of five members of a family at Umuike-Aja Village, Nenwenta Community, Awgu Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has ordered a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 people in connection with the blockade of the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed this at a press conference held in Makurdi on Wednesday. According to the CP,…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the National Central Bureau of INTERPOL, Lagos Annex, have rescued two Colombian nationals allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate. The victims, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were rescued following actionable intelligence received…
