LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services and the Lagos State Police Command have denied inviting any entertainer for questioning. Earlier today, a report went viral stating that the DSS and the Lagos Police Command invited some popular celebrities concerning political statements they made on social media. Some of the celebrities reportedly quizzed by…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia has approached a High Court of Justice in Plateau State for the enforcement of his fundamental rights to personal liberty and fair hearing. This is coming after the police, again, sent him an invitation which may not be unconnected…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome killing of a member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Dass constituency, Musa Mante Baraza. The police through the PPRO, DSP Ahmed Wakili confirmed through the telephone on Friday morning that the member was attacked and killed by the yet to be…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three heavyily armed robbers on Wednesday August 12th attacked a bullion van in Makurdi the Benue State capital. The incident occurred around Konshisha Street in high level about 10am. The robbers, in a sport utility vehicle (SUV) drove in front of the van and blocked it. They then shot in the air…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Rivers State have paraded a man who allegedly sold his baby boy hours after he was born. Izuchukwu Okoye was said to have sold the baby for N600,000 and told his relatives that the child died shortly after birth. Police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni told journalists that the incident happened on…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has described the failed invasion of the state House of Assembly Complex as an attempted coup d’état that is tantamount to treason and contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution. Obaseki, who said this in a statewide broadcast on Friday, assured that his administration will take all…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four persons, including a pregnant woman, identified as Imomotimi, have been killed in Azikoro Village in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The other victims, according to locals, are Alfred Marcus 30; Gabriel Ejimofor 45 and Uchechukwu Ejimofor 38. The incident happened when hoodlums suspected to be cult members attacked a…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 30 members of the House of Representatives are expected to appear before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges over the allegations bordering on the execution of over N100 billion in the controversial 2018 emergency projects awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This followed the directive issued…