By Victor Oladokun LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- — I’ve always been fascinated with stories. It’s one of the reasons why in high school I jettisoned physics, chemistry, and math in favor of literature and history. The decision has served me well in my media and communication career. I realized early on – to quote the…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi has washed his hands off a fraudulent empowerment scheme advertised in the social media by scammers using a fake Peter Obi account. The fake Peter Obi Facebook account announced a non-existent “EMPOWERMENT SCHEME”, saying: “Nigeria’s federal…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in Liberia have blocked the internet in what is perceived to be a move to suppress ongoing anti-government protests in the capital, Monrovia. Netblocks, an organisation that monitors internet disruptions and shutdowns, confirmed the shutdown on Friday afternoon, saying access to social networking platforms Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat had…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Lagos said they have arrested a computer science graduate who allegedly defrauded Nigerians by operating a fake Facebook account of the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries. The Spokesman for Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Thursday that the suspect…
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian renowned philanthropist, investor and business mogul, Captain (Dr.) Idahosa Wells Okunbo has warned fraudsters and criminal elements to desist forthwith from impersonating him on social media. The Edo born Billionaire also urged friends and general public to beware of internet thieves who could swindle them and defraud unsuspecting individuals. A statement…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gateway (ICT) Polytechnic, Saapade, has finalised plans to inaugurate its ICT Application Development Centre, the Rector of the Institution, Isaiah Oyeyinka, has disclosed. Oyeyinka disclosed this on Tuesday, during a press briefing as part of the activities marking the 2nd Convocation ceremony of the polytechnic. The Rector confided on NewsRangers that the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rumors of the political figure’s alleged demise gained traction on Monday after a ‘R.I.P. Robert Mugabe’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Zimbabwean political figure’s passing: “At about 11 a.m. ET on Monday (September 10, 2018), our…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Yesterday, senior members of the House Committee on Natural Resources issued a strong letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding an investigation into the illegal wildlife trafficking on Facebook. The letter referenced an anonymous Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower complaint filed with the SEC in August 2017 by the whistleblower…