LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has applauded the Judiciary for the award of 15 million naira damages against the Nigeria Police for the arrest and detention of Daniel and Timothy Elombah in January 2018. The Police had arrested and detained the online journalists and particularly detained Tim Elombah from 05:00am…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)– The Lagos State Government has said policemen in the state have started wearing Body Cameras as part of efferts to enforce compliance with directives aimed at slowing down the spread of COVID-19 and tackling other crimes. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) made the revelation at the…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Police Command has arrested one of the suspects linked to the rape and murder of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. The 22-year-old 100-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State was raped and killed by unknown persons while reading in RCCG church in Benin city. Confirming the arrest, Spokesman…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari wednesday approved the creation of five new zonal commands of the Nigeria Police Force. He also directed the reorganisation of the departments of the force notably the Force Intelligence Bureau and the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID). The five newly created commands are Ondo/Ekiti command with headquarters at Akure,…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Protesters clashed with riot police firing tear gas for a second night in Minneapolis on Wednesday in an outpouring of rage over the death of a black man seen in a widely circulated video growing limp and lifeless as a white officer knelt on his neck. The video, taken by an onlooker…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Plateau State Police Command have arrested the gunmen who reportedly killed a University of Jos lecturer, Dr Nendi Drengkat. The gunmen attacked the University of Jos Staff Quarters on Friday night, shot dead Dr. Drengkat and kidnapped his 6-year-old daughter, Joanna Drenkat. They later called the family asking for N10 million ransom. The…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 31 years old woman was napped by a group of vigilante while she was trying to sell her newly born baby to a man in a community in Ikere, Ekiti State before she was handed over to the police One of the vigilante who is an eyewitness, Abass Kasali he said…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Pandemonium rocked Edo State earlier today, April 28, as a man surrendered himself to the police after the bag of beans he stole refused to leave his head. It was revealed that the man confessed to stealing the bag of beans to the Police. The men of the police command has…