LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ogun State police command, on Tuesday, revealed plans to use minimum force to arrest popular, controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable. Recall that Portable had earlier on Tuesday, in a viral video on social media, resisted arrest by some police officers that stormed his restaurant in Ogun State, challenging them to know…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release old N200 notes into circulation to co-exist with new N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes for 60 days. He, however, said old N500 and N1,000 banknotes are no longer legal tender in Nigeria. The President, who made this known in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to use Lagos State Parks Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo to distribute election materials. National Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, had on Tuesday held…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) has said in a tweet that using sirens, rotating lights, unregistered automobiles, and covered license plates are all Illegal behaviors. According to him, these offences are punishable by the law. The PPRO said that nowadays, siren is used by many unqualified people. He…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video making rounds online has captured moment the police who were called in by a native doctor, arrived at a scene to arrest a man who wanted to sacrifice his two children for money in Ghana. The Oyibi-based herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo invited the police to arrest the father of 12 identified as Evans Oppong….
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos Lawyer and Human Right Activist, Chief (Barr)- Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo has reiterated that it is criminal to parents to apply bleaching cream on children. Omirhobo who made the statement in a press release made available to NewsRangers that parents who indulged in such act should stop it immediately because it is…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-If the directive by the House of Representatives executive by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the introduction of the enforcement of the use of coins as a legal tender to tackle price inflation and stabilise the economy it means Nigerians are expected to revert to the use of coins in soonest. The…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the incessant use of sexual enhancement drugs. According to the regulatory body, the excessive use of drugs in this category may lead to stroke or sudden death, a statement from the Director-General of the agency, Professor…