LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The closure of the country’s borders seems to have led to increase in prices of some food items such as rice, frozen chicken and turkey. Observers say if the borders are not opened before December, it portends a bleak Christmas for many Nigerians, given the astronomical rise in the prices of both…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday re-arraigned an American, Marco Ramirez, at the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos for allegedly defrauding Nigerians in a green card scam. EFCC alleged that Ramirez was a serial fraudster having been previously arraigned on similar offences. According to the anti-graft agency, he was earlier…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has allegedly killed a student of Ojomo Community High School, Ihunbo, while conveying a seized tokunbo vehicle. The school is located at Ihunbo town, Ipokia Local Government, a border town between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. A resident of the town…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied reports alleging that about N900 million of mutilated naira notes, being subject of prosecution at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, and kept in several boxes in EFCC’s custody had turned to paper. The anti-corruption agency described the reports as very mischievous and a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Committee of Friends to Chief of Staff to President,Mallam Abba Kyari has warned fifth columnists and sponsored and hired hands to stop spreading falsehood and lies against the top presidential aide,describing recent “contract mess story as fake news” In statement issued on Monday evening in Abuja and signed by Adekola Adeyemi amd…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a month old baby in the Mowe area of Obafemi Owode local government in Ogun state. The middle-aged man, identified as one Olakunle Agbaje, was apprehended when the mother of the baby raised an alarm when she spotted the suspect sneaking out of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has denied ever prosecuting the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. A report in The Guardian newspaper published on September 27 had alleged that Mr Keyamo prosecuted Akpabio on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Keyamo, however, in a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck in Aba, Abia State at the weekend, when a middle aged man allegedly killed his brother’s three children left in his care and was subsequently lynched by angry family members. The incident which took place at Eze-Green Estate, Owerri-Aba, Ugwunagbo Local Government Area, drew sympathisers from far and near who…
