LAGOS JANUARY 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has regained freedom after over two weeks in detention. On Friday, a high court in Abuja granted bail to the lawmaker on health grounds. In his ruling, Yusuf Halilu, the judge, said Melaye should be allowed to attend to his health as he could not be arraigned…
LAGOS JAUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Days after a mid-drama reported to have played out at Lagos State Police Command between CP Imohimi Edgal, and Commissioner of police, Explosive and Ordinance Department (EOD), Kayode Egbetokun, over handing over of office, personnel have begun to express feeling of no confidence on the CP, who they claimed has tactically started…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two security guards, Samuel Linus and Adekunle Ogundana, who allegedly stole two underwears belonging to the daughter of a clergyman within a church’s premises in Akure metropolis, were yesterday paraded alongside suspected kidnappers by Ondo State Police Command. Briefing newsmen in Akure, the state Police spokesperson, Femi Joseph, said the daughter of…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Cross River State have recovered the vehicle of a kidnapped seasoned journalist, Peter Etim aka, God Father in state. Etim, a staff of the Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) Radio/TV services was kidnapped in the early hours of Friday while going to work. He was supposed to have…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWRANGERS)-Senator Ben Bruce has raised alarm over Dino Melaye’s condition in the Police hospital. According to the lawmaker, ‘Dino is being held in very unhealthy circumstances by Police. 3 consultants recommended he be moved but the police have ignored the report. His BP is steadily on the rise & currently 150/110. Let’s…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Dino Melaye has been rushed to a police clinic in Garki Area 1 of Abuja, after he was arrested and taken to SARS Headquarters. A police officer who was part of the team that arrested the lawmaker in his Abuja residence on Friday confirmed the case’s latest development. The officer said…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district, has surrendered to the police after over a week siege at his Abuja residence. The police had vowed not to leave Melaye’s residence without arresting him. He was accused of culpable homicide, an allegation he denied. Melaye had said he would visit the…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has expressed concern over the growing cases of money rituals among the youths. He warned that the behaviour was abominable and alien to Benin customs and tradition. The Oba express his concern on Sunday in Benin, during a thanksgiving service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral, to…