LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State, Franklin Nwadialo, has been arrested in Texas, United States, for allegedly running a $3.3 million romance scam. In a statement on its website on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice announced that the 40-year-old was arrested by the Federal Bureau…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cemetery worker and several accomplices have been arrested in the Agege area of Lagos after they were found in possession of five human skulls. The suspects were apprehended on Sunday by local security operatives in the Murikaz area of the cemetery. They have since been handed over to the police…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a resolute operation conducted by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), a man impersonating a LASTMA officer, Mr. Adewunmi Taiwo, age 45, was detained on Oshodi Bridge. This individual had been posing as an official to intimidate and extort funds from both commercial and private motorists in the vicinity. Operating…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight Nigerians, comprising seven women and a man, have been arrested by the Libyan Police after they were found with forged documents while being driven from one part of the country to another by a citizen of Libya who was equally nabbed, according to report from Migrant Rescue Watch today. The Migrant…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Three young men who were on their way to supply 740 bullets to bandits in the forest have been arrested by men of the Katsina State Police Command, the command announced in a statement issued today, Friday, August 20, 2024. The state police command disclosed the development on its X handle ,…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison, the police have told the BBC. Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect, Ddamulira Godfrey, would be charged under the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act. Animal remains…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian soldier, Sergeant Saad Adamu with service number 05NA/56/385 has been arrested for alleged possession of illegal ammunition in Borno State, SaharaReporters can report. Adamu was reportedly found with 485 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and 2 magazines concealed in cartons of dry fish. According to a military signal seen by…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has announced that organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests will take legal action against the Nigerian government. This decision comes after peaceful protesters faced attacks, killings, arrests, and detentions by police and other security agencies during the 10-day nationwide demonstration against hunger,…