LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Emee Oil And Gas Nig. Ltd., Florence Onojame, who allegedly defrauded Access Bank of N4.4 billion. NAN reports that Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court alongside her company on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Works Dave Umahi was locked inside his office by protesting workers who accused him of highhandedness. Trouble started when the Minister ordered that the gate be locked against workers who came late to work. The union members comprising the Housing and Works Ministry decided to lock up the ministry, blocking…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona face a bribery case in the Spanish courts over a refereeing scandal that could potentially lead to the club being banned from football, at a time when their finances are at their most precarious and the Nou Camp has been demolished. The last obstacle to a jury trial for Barcelona’s alleged…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have been said to have arrested two women suspected to be supplying bandits with arms and ammunitions in Kaduna, Niger and environs. The suspects identified as Rashida Umar and Rukaiya ladan, were arrested in Fadan-Karshe, Sanga Local Government Area in the Southern part of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi did not feature in the U.S. Open Cup final as his undisclosed injury continues to impact his incredible start at Inter Miami. Miami lost the final 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo as a frustrated Messi watched on from the stands. The Argentina superstar missed Argentina’s 3-0 win in Bolivia over…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria plans to overhaul its tax system to shift more of the burden to wealthy citizens while cutting corporate taxes. The move — part of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms to overhaul the beleaguered economy – aims to lift the country’s tax take to 18% of gross domestic product within three years from…