LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents have been forced to sell their cars after being told they now must pay £2,200 every year to park near their homes. They have reacted in anger after a parking firm scrapped annual permit passes and told them they must pay almost £200 a month to leave their vehicles near their…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully obtained a conviction against Ibrahim Musa Dabai in Kano state. Dabai was found guilty of a single-count charge related to manipulating Nigerian currency. It was reported that Dabai was arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. During…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking has arrested a 48-year-old man, Anthony Igbinogun, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, 28, for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby. It was reported that the suspects allegedly sold the baby to fund their drug addiction. The suspects were arrested with their friend, 26-year-old Precious James, who…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The woman arrested for allegedly running a baby factory in Rivers State, Akudo Azoroh, confessed to the police that she sells the children between N1.4 and N1.5, depending on the gender. LIB earlier reported that operatives raided the child trafficking centre in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, and rescued…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), on Friday, foiled an attempt by two women to sell a two-month-old baby. The deal was uncovered in Oshodi, Lagos, when one Oge Okolie, aged 25, the intermediary between the baby’s mother and the prospective buyer was “suspected of stealing the baby.” The Lagos State…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Ogun State Police command have arrested a 33-years old lady, who allegedly sold her 18 – months old baby for the sum of N600, 000 to enable her repay “an embarrassing ‘’ bank loan. The lady, identified as Olaide Adekunle allegedly travelled to Lagos State on March 15, 2023 where…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 31-year-old bricklayer, Rasheed Bolaji, to two years imprisonment, for selling Cannabis Sativa, in the Ikoyi custodial centre of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced Bolaji on Friday following his guilty plea to a two-count charge of trafficking and unlawful dealing…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old mother and her lover, who sold their baby to a maternity home owner for N500,000. PUNCH Metro reports that the 20-year-old mother, Ola Chima, hails from Amangwu Edda community, in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Her lover, Jonah Ogbuagu,…