LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger’s military leaders warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the army to restore constitutional order. Heads of state of the 15-member Economic Community of West African…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A 32-year-old man, David Shodola, suspected to be mentally challenged, beheaded an 84-year-old man, Alfred Opadipe, on Friday in Iperu community, Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun. Shodola also ended up dead as he was said to have violently resisted arrest and attacked police officers with a machete. SP Omotola Odutola,…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist has urged Nigerians to resist the plan by the Federal Government to impose a forty percent hike in electricity tariff, reportedly to start on July 1. In an interview which was monitored by our correspondent, the rights activist said it…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Tijani Ringim of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday refused to hear two cases of a human right lawyer, Malcolm Omihrhobo, who adorned himself in a lawyer’s gown with ‘native doctor’ attire to court. The lawyer also appeared bare footed with cowries tied on his two legs. His wig…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Enugu State Police Command has resisted attempt by yet to be identified armed miscreants to set the Enugu Headquarters of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) ablaze yesterday. A press statement signed by Enugu State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), ASP Daniel Ndukwe sighted by NewsRangers stated that beside the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kaduna State Government said suspected bandits killed two persons in the early hours of Saturday in Baka village of Igabi Local Government Area Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, made the disclosure to newsmen on Saturday in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “On a sad note, security agencies have…