Archive for: February, 2022

Ghana Activist In Court On Alleged Treason Charges

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A popular Ghanaian activist who organised protests against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government was charged with treason on Monday after making a comment about organising a coup on social media. Oliver Barker-Vormawor, leader of the #FixTheCountry movement, which held protests in the West African country over economic hardships among other issues, was detained […]

Abba Kyari: Nigerian Highly Decorated ‘Super Cop’ Arrested In Alleged Drug Cartel Case

LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A highly decorated police officer in Nigeria has been arrested following accusations he belongs to an international drugs cartel, police say. Abba Kyari, already suspended for allegedly helping self-avowed fraudster Hushpuppi to launder his money in the US, is now accused in a cocaine plot. Officials say Mr Kyari asked a colleague […]

Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder In Abuja, Lagos, Other Environs Sells For N400/litre

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Abuja and neighbouring states of Niger and Nasarawa are still facing tough times sourcing for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, with the commodity selling for as high as N400/litre by black marketers. The development came almost one week after the import of millions of dirty PMS from Europe into […]

Years After MMM Crash, Nigerians Still Fall ‘Mugu’ To Ponzi Schemes

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-What was anticipated to be the best of Yuletides soon became a gloomy one in 2016, as hopes of millions of Nigerians, including celebrities’ dreams of earning returns on investments, were shattered after Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM), by far the largest Ponzi scheme ever recorded in the country, announced that it was […]

Yahoo Boys Swindle Brazilian Forward, Neymar

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-PSG and Brazil forward Neymar has been the victim of an online bank robbery, with around €37,000 being illegally removed from his accounts. The total amount (€37,000) was removed from Neymar’s accounts in smaller sums and the PSG star was not the only victim of the scam. Spread the love PSG and […]

Unlawful Detention: Igboho Drags Benin To ECOWAS Court, Demands N560m For Damage

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has filed One million US Dollars,  ($1,000,000 U.S.), (Five hundred and sixty million Naira) equivalent as general damages, for each day he has been imprisoned in the Benin Republic, before the Community Court of Justice, the Economic Community of West African […]

FCT Council Election Result Trickle In: PDP Wins In Kuje, Bwari As APC Takes Gwagwalada

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The results of the election for chairmanship in the six area councils of the federal capital territory (FCT) conducted on Saturday have started trickling in. Unlike in the 36 states where state electoral commissions conduct the council elections, the FCT council election is conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According […]

Israel Adesanya Beat Robert Whittaker To Retain UFC Middleweight Crown

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWRANGERS)-Israel Adesanya has defeated Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision at #UFC271 to retain the middleweight crown. Whittaker came into the challenge to regain the middleweight championship he lost to Adesanya in 2019. But he came up short as Adesanya retained the title via unanimous decision in the highly competitive fight. Adesanya’s jabs […]

SERAP Drags FG To Court Demanding For Publication Of Agreement With Twitter

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company’s services last month following a six-month ban. Nigeria suspended Twitter last June after the U.S. company removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari […]

Mob Stone Man To Death For Allegedly Desrcrating The Quoran In Pakistan

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An enraged mob stoned to death a middle-aged man for allegedly desecrating the Quran in a remote village in eastern Pakistan, police said Sunday. The custodian of a local mosque said he saw the man burning the Muslim holy book inside the mosque Saturday evening and told others before informing police, according […]

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