LAGOS OCTOBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Thai trafficker was sentenced to a record 374 years in jail for child trafficking in a ruling that lawyers say will send a deterrent to other criminals. Yuttana Kodsap, 31, was found guilty of child trafficking for the purpose of pornography after he lured children aged 7-12 to play computer games…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Vincent Izuchukwu Ezeocha has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $22,250 online from a victim in Acadiana, Louisiana, in the United States, the Attorney General Jeff Landry said Tuesday. Ezeocha, 27, was arrested on one count of bank fraud, one count of felony theft, and one count of money…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The woman killed at “Tarzan” star Ron Ely’s home has been identified as his wife of 35 years, Valerie Lundeen, authorities said. The Elys’ son Cameron has been named as the murder suspect. Cameron was fatally shot by responding officers Tuesday evening. The homicide occurred in Hope Ranch, a suburb outside Santa…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to collaborate with the Interpol to promote maritime security through a special project, tagged “Project AGWE.” The project which will involve Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana and Benin is aimed at ridding Nigeria and the other countries involved of economic sabotage in the maritime…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean Justice Minister, Cho Kuk, on Monday resigned over an escalating corruption scandal barely a month after being appointed. Dpa reports that the opposition had accused him of misconduct as his family was being investigated on allegations of questionable financial transactions. Kuk, 54, said in a statement that he would resign…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cargo plane carrying presidential staff has crashed in eastern Congo and all eight passengers and crew are feared dead. Debris of the plane has been found, but the people aboard are still missing, said adviser Vidiye Tshimanga, in a chat with Reuters on Friday. Congo Civil Aviation Authority, in a statement,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen killed about 15 people in an attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso during prayers on Friday evening, a security source and a local official told Reuters. The gunmen entered the mosque in the village of Salmossi in the Oudalan region bordering Mali and opened fire, the two sources said…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Drexel University professor blew nearly $200,000 of federal grant money in strip clubs and on other ‘improper purchases’, prosecutors revealed Monday. For more than a decade, Dr. Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, 56, reportedly misappropriated funds issued by the Navy, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation, to pay off hefty…