The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a prominent anti-corruption organization, has formally petitioned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to launch an immediate investigation into allegations of mismanagement and corruption within the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). In a petition dated August 21, 2023, addressed to the NSA, HEDA voiced its deep…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer, Chief Malcom Omirhobo has asked the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to initiate a comprehensive investigation of his officers allegedly involved in criminal, unprofessional and unethical conducts in Lagos. The lawyer said his client, Miss Ekwejunor Oritsematosan, on whose behalf he is seeking…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of tomorrow’s swearing-in of the President Elect, Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, Peter Obi, has urged his supporters and citizens in general to remain calm and law abiding, as only the court of law will decide the actual winner of the poll…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address technical hitches reportedly associated with the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) before the governorship and state assembly elections on March 11. Ned Price, Spokesperson for the State Department, in a statement, said Nigerians were clearly within their…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chief Frank Nweke Jr., the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu, has urged the electorates to vote for Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, on Feb. 25 and cast other votes for APGA candidates. Nweke made the call while addressing the 48th Annual Synod of…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wife of presidential frontrunner and candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Margaret Peter Obi, has said that Nigerian women must reject past governments which refused to give the women opportunity in their administration. Mrs Obi also assured Nigerians of holistic health insurance cover for the poorest in the…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria asked Google to block the use of YouTube channels and livestreams by banned groups and terrorist organizations in the country, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Thursday. Nigeria has been exploring ways to regulate social media usage in the country, Africa’s most populous. The country is home to millions of internet…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to provide body cameras to be attached to officers and men of security agencies in Nigeria and create situation rooms across the country to monitor their activities. The body cameras, the House argued, will help checkmate cases of abuse of power and…