LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS0-Suspected attackers from the “Islamic State” militia in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) massacred worshippers at a mosque in southwestern Niger, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Deaths in terrorist attacks have been on the rise since a coup in 2023 that saw the country end military cooperation with most of its former…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Homeland Security has apprehended a Nigerian national from Germany to the U.S. for defrauding a multinational company. The fraud suspect, Lotenna Chisom Umeadi, has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Sri Lankan company of $158,400 in an elaborate compromised email scheme after he was arrested and extradited to the United States upon arriving…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Known as Big George in the ring, the American built one of the most remarkable and enduring careers in the sport, winning Olympic gold in 1968 and claiming the world heavyweight title twice, 21 years apart – the second making him the oldest champion in history aged 45. He lost his first…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara made his first public appearance on Sunday following his suspension from office. Fubara was spotted at Salvation Ministry, Port Harcourt, where he worships, putting to rest speculations about his whereabouts. He was welcomed by a senior pastor, who ushered him into the church to join the…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD 9NEWSRANGERS)-Barely a week after a major explosion occurred on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, another explosion has reportedly struck the Soku oil facility in Akuku Toru Local Government Area. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a grassroots NGO with strong networks across the…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerian international fraudsters who invented a ‘Fraud Bible’ to orchestrate large-scale scams to defraud the American government and its citizens have been nabbed in the United States. The duo were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inventing the ‘Fraud Bible’ to steal $50 million from U.S. citizens in a…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD 9NEWSRANGERS)-Following the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his family have reportedly relocated to the Bayelsa State Government House. This move comes amid escalating political tensions and power struggles in Rivers, which prompted President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action. On March 18, 2025,…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, said it intercepted a total of $578 000 falsely declared from an inbound passenger coming into Nigeria from South Africa. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, John Harrison announced this while addressing journalists at the command on Friday. He explained…