LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than one hundred and twenty people allegedly involved in various electoral offences during the February 23, 2019, presidential and National Assembly elections are cooling off in the different police cells accross the country. Force Public Relations Officers (PPRO), ACP Frank Mba, disclosed this yesterday in a live national radio programme,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 18 National Youth Service Corps members were abducted on Saturday in different locations in Akwa Ibom by unknown gunmen. 14 have since been freed, resident electoral commission in the state, Mike Igini said. Ten youth Corp members, who worked as adhoc staff were abducted in Abak in Ikot Ekpene…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Nigeria Police Force says it is investigating the authenticity of a photo showing some policemen endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term. In a photo which has since gone viral on social media, three policemen are seen throwing up eight fingers, a sign that has been adopted by the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The native doctor and his apprentices alleged to have incited irate young men who stripped a lady naked and inserted pepper inside her private part for allegedly stealing a mobile phone flee as Edo State Police command arrested some of the culprits. According to report, the yet-to-be-identified lady was completely stripped naked…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria polie has began hunt for two men who stripped and rob pepper in a girls private for allegedly stealing a telephone handset. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPPRO), Frank Mba, revealed that investigation into the incident had already commenced. He demands more information from members of the public. Outrage has…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja will, on Monday, deliver judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress flag bearer, Governor Kayode Fayemi, in the July 14, 2018 election. Towards this end, the…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have refused to release Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, despite meeting his bail conditions, TheCable understands. On Friday, a high court in Abuja granted Melaye bail on health grounds after about two weeks in detention. Yusuf Halilu, the judge, had granted the senator bail on health grounds. The bails…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja Federal High Court, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police from arresting or detaining Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin. Justice John Tsoho, gave the order on Monday, following an ex parte application argued by Mr Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume (SAN)…