LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly being in possession of suspected human tongues in Lagos. The men arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State were said to have bought the human parts at a shop in Oyingbo area of Lagos state. The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) promptly attended to a fatal accident early today, involving a commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider) and a Dangote truck at Area B, near Point Road heading towards Airways, Apapa, Lagos. The unfortunate incident allegedly attributed to reckless driving by the Dangote truck driver, led to the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Mpumalanga have appealed to community members to prioritise their safety and refrain from tampering with strange objects or handling explosives. The plea came in the wake of a tragic incident which occurred in Mhluzi near Middelburg, in Mpumalanga, where a man was killed in an explosion. The tragic event happened…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has revealed details of his arrest and questioning following his release by the Department of State Services (DSS) after a 15-hour detention. It can be recalled that Ajaero was arrested on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja just as…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Canada have arrested the Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who threatened to poison Yoruba and Benin people living in the North American country. The Toronto Police Service, Canada, said Ms Sonnberger, 46, was arrested on Sunday and that she has been charged with uttering threats. “She is scheduled to…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-74-year-old Emir of Gobir in Gawata town of Sokoto state, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Bawa was abducted by bandits on Sabon Birni road last month alongside his biological son on his way to his native town of Sabon Birni, near the border with Niger, after attending a meeting in Sokoto. His abductors demanded…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the Nigeria Police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days, pending the conclusion of the investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by counsel for the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, granted the interim…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people have been killed and another four seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen, police say. The attack happened during a festival in the city centre on Friday evening. The attacker is reported to be still at large. German media outlet Bild says a man…