LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed how public funds were moved from a local government account to a private company before being transferred into cryptocurrency wallets. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed on Monday while addressing media executives and journalists in Abuja, stressing that the commission could not ignore the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Few hours after resigning from APC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to appear before the agency for questioning over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case. The commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this on Monday in response to allegations by Sylva that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Osuagwu said the issue should not continue to resurface during every electoral cycle, arguing that Nigerians deserve clarity on the allegations surrounding the President. In a statement, the former NUJ chairman noted that there had been concerns in some quarters that making public the alleged criminal activities linked to Tinubu could…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress. Sylva also criticised the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, saying it had disappointed the majority of Nigerians and expressing confidence that the electorate would vote for a change in the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said that politicians should be blamed for the problems plaguing Nigeria. He asserted that there is nothing wrong with the country, but those at the helm of power are the problem. Naija News reports that Obi stated this while…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Sunday, formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union, warning that the incidents undermine the continent’s solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. Specifically, he requested prompt collective action from the continent’s leaders, including the placement of this…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-When Lionel Messi walked off the pitch after the 2026 World Cup final, there was an air of finality to the moment. At 39, it seemed highly unlikely Messi would continuing playing with the team at the next World Cup. The legend confirmed as much Monday, announcing he has retired from international…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades. The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of a single count of murder…
