LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) collaborated and stole N1 million from Oke Adhekegba, a Nigerian returning from the United States of America (USA), on May 16. Adhekegba arrived at the airport from the US on a British Airways flight on that day…
By Emmanuel Udom LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected Area Boy allegedly stabbed a female trader and POS operator at Ifo market in Ogun state to death for refusing to give him money for sallah celebration. NewsRangers learnt that the area boy (name withheld) approached the lady at her shop located in front of the market, opposite…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has reportedly turned down Nigerian music superstar Burna Boy’s offer to host a free concert in the West African country. According to reports by Burkina Faso-based media outletTrulilgramon Instagram, Burna Boy had proposed the concert via his secondary Instagram account, expressing a desire to perform for…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man identified as Kehinde Ijebu has allegedly committed suicide by drowning himself in Oyile River in Ibokun community of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. Sources informed our correspondent that Kehinde had gone missing on Tuesday but was later found to have drowned himself in the river. One of…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has traced over 300,000 dollars, laundered to a suspected internet fraudster. A statement by Mr Dele Oyewale, the Spokesperson of the EFCC on Tuesday in Abuja said the suspect was among the 35 suspects arrested Sunday in Auchi area of Edo. Oyewale said…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Kaduna State police officer, Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, has threatened reprisal attacks on southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s remarks followed the brutal killing of 16 northerners in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In a fiery Facebook comment on Tuesday, Dan-Taki swore by Almighty God, vowing that…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Franco-Malian tactician Eric Chelle is reportedly considering stepping down as head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, just two months after his appointment. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appointed Chelle as the Super Eagles head coach in January on a two-year deal, subject to renewal. According to Nigerian journalist Osasu Obayiuwana,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 42-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly k!lling his Spanish wife, Catalina, 48, in Benalmádena, a town in Costa del Sol, Spain. The Nigerian identified as Augustine also set fire to the family home, where the victim lived with the couple’s three children – all minors – and another son…