LAGOS APRIL25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have handcuffed Senator Dino Melaye to a hospital bed at the National Hospital, Abuja. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that visitors were also not allowed to see the embattled senator, who was forcefully evacuated by the police from a private medical facility, Zankli Hospital and taken to the National Hospital, where…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was drama as ome armed policemen and Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West were on Tuesday afternoon in a rough struggle at the Area 1 part of Abuja metropolis. The police operatives had reportedly told the embattled lawmaker that they were taking him to court in the metropolis of the nation’s…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)24 hours after the immigration officials detained the Senator representing the Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, the police have arrested him. The lawmaker was on Tuesday arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP’s) Monitoring Unit in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He is being interrogated over his alleged…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Policemen attached to the Divisional Police Station in Offa, Kwara State have been accused of collecting N400,000 bribe from the robbers who hit five banks in the town, killing nine policemen and eight civilians in the process, Vanguard newspaper is reporting. According to the report, the owner of Xontec Hotel on Igosun…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-There is tension in Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state as masquerades celebrating their Uzo Iyi annual festival, yesterday, invaded Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry Uke, killing one and leaving scores injured. The invading masquerades attacked priests including the Spiritual Director who was shielded by his congregation to escape lynching…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate yesterday declared that its mace that was carted away by suspected political thugs on Wednesday during plenary had been recovered.The mace was brought back about 11:45 a.m. by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of operations, Habila Joshak. He was accompanied by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Sadiq…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSANGERS)-The National Assembly has given the police and the Department of State Services 24 hours to restore the maze stolen by hoodlums allegedly led by suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. The Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over a joint sitting of the members of the House of Representatives and the…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWRANGERS)-)-A social media handler of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mansur Ahmed, has been arrested. The media handler, according to available information, was arrested by operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command. Reasons for Ahmed’s arrest was not stated as at press time. However, it is believed that his critical comments on the…