LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Friday arraigned a former director of Bank PHB (now Keystone), Funmi Adenmosun, before a Federal high court, sitting in Lagos for alleged N26.6 billion money laundering. Adenmosun was arraigned alongside his company, Home Trust Savings and Loan limited and a private company, Rare Properties and Development…
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On announced that 13 wholly Nigerian-owned enterprises have emerged as winners of the 2021 Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge. The annual Challenge is a multi-year partnership between USADF and All On to identify and scale innovative off-grid solutions to “power up” unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation may retain Austin Eguavoen as full-time coach of the Super Eagles after it was learnt that the body was yet to sign a contract with Portuguese coach José Peseiro, The PUNCH reports. Peseiro was named as the new coach of Nigeria on December 29, but would take charge…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Florida man was charged Thursday with human smuggling after the bodies of four people, including a baby and a teenager, were found in Canada near the U.S. border in what authorities believe was a failed crossing attempt during a freezing blizzard. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The search for the missing mother of two, Mercy Henry, has come to an end. The 35-year-old woman was found mutilated and buried in different sacks behind a building in Ijegun area of Lagos State. The building belongs to the prime suspect and a traditional healer, Mayowa Timothy Bamidele. It will be…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has granted amnesty to 50 convicts serving various jail terms across the country. The signing of the warrant of amnesty by the Governor followed recommendations from the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy and is in compliance with section 212 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 70 people were killed in an air strike on prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardment as Yemen’s long-running conflict suffered a dramatic escalation of violence on Friday. The Huthi rebels released gruesome video footage showing bodies in the rubble and mangled corpses from the prison…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa State Police Command has launched manhunt for the kidnappers of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Trade and Commence, Mr Otokito Federal Oparmiola and rescue of the victim. Spokesman of Bayelsa State Police Command, SP Asinim Butswat who confirmed the abduction of the Commissioner said preliminary investigation revealed that the kidnappers stormed the…
