LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Markudi Zonal Office has arrested one Ms Patience Simon Robert who allegedly posed as an EFCC official defrauding unsuspecting applicants who were seeking employment in the Nigerian Customs Service (NSC) and EFCC. She was arrested after a victim lodged a complaint that he was duped…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thieves stole €600,000 worth of luxury goods from the home of a Saudi princess in Paris, a source close to the case said on Friday, including designer bags and fur coats. The 47-year-old princess, who had been away on holiday in the South of France and had not set foot in the opulent…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump is refusing to concede the election to Joe Biden, insisting “this election is far from over.” A statement signed by the president said Biden “has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A ten-year-old boy, Master Ifeanyi Umoke, who hails from Inikiri Bernard village in Effium community, Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State, is reported to have been roasted alive over alleged stealing of a small measure of uncooked rice at Inikiri market. The victim, who miraculously survived the roasting, was said to have lost…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu said on Saturday he had taken refuge at the German ambassador’s residence in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam after receiving death threats following a disputed election. Lissu, who as head of leading opposition party CHADEMA was the main challenger to President John Magufuli in the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After waiting days for results, on Saturday ABC News can characterize Former Vice President Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the presidency. Parts of the nation erupted in celebration as the news was called and scenes of cheering and singing flooded social media Saturday. Biden’s apparent win is historic because he…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, the Associated Press projected Saturday, sending President Trump to a bitter defeat four years after he shocked the world by winning the White House with a victory over Hillary Clinton. Biden crossed the 270-vote threshold in the Electoral College on Saturday after the AP…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday. And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said. The outbreak has been surging for weeks…