LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ola Olayode, 45, a self-confessed pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG) presiding over a parish in Ogun State, is currently in trouble. So also is Owonikoko Akeem John, 36, a Unit Commandant of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, (VGN). They are both in hot soup over allegations of armed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Sunday confirmed an attempt by a gang to break into a bank in the state. He said the police received a distress call around 4:20 a.m. and responded swiftly to the situation. He disclosed this on his Twitter handle…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The military junta in Niger has canceled the visa of the French ambassador and instructed police to expel him, after ordering the diplomat last week to leave the country. In the letter shared by local media on Thursday and attributed to the Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the junta said, “The diplomatic…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Bauchi State has arrested a 24-year-old woman, Furera Abubakar, over alleged murder of her four-day-old stepchild at Bantu village in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 34-year old student of University of Lagos, Isaiah Enyia Ofem, has been arrested and charged for allegedly strangling a 27-year old female student, Victoria Adeyemi, inside the campus and dumping her corpse inside the canal. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 17th June, 2023, at the campus located at Akoka,…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Police Command has arrested a former banker, Gift Igbinosun, 35, for allegedly defrauding John Nnamdi and Obasogie Osagieduwa of over N14.9m. The police spokesperson in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspect who was sacked by her employer, a commercial bank, two years ago defrauded the victims under the…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two teenagers for allegedly stealing a baby girl. The suspects, Hajara Usman (19) of Ishehi Hamlet and Ibrahim Usman ‘m’ aged 18 years of Dugurgama Hamlet, were said to have intruded into the mother’s apartment, who recently gave birth and went away with the newborn…
LAGOS JUL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Beninoir father, Mr Pome Banda, and three others who allegedly lured a nine-year-old boy from Benin Republic for money ritual. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Mr Ari Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos. Mohammed said in the process of their plans,…