LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman/CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has been charged ‘in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice for submitting false documents to the government in an effort to end an investigation that resulted in earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering.’ This was contained in a statement released on by the…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three Nigerian men have been indicted by the United States Secret Service over an alleged $6 million scam. The US Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday that the three Nigerians identified as Kosi Goodness Simon-Ebo, age 29, James Junior Aliyu, aka “Old Soldier,” and “Ghost,” age 28 and Henry Onyedikachi…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. The exact nature of the charges was unclear Friday because the indictment remained under seal, but…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 72 police officers and men have been indicted by the Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations committed by the disbanded Special Armed Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police Force. At the same time, the Panel has recommended the payment of N438.88 million to the victims of police brutality….
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has indicted both Nigeria and Kenya Governments for the arrest and extraordinary rendition, torture and continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, without due process. UN therefore, asked Nigerian Government to, “immediate…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian judicial panel says that army soldiers “shot, injured and killed” peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos in Oct. 2020. The report calls the shootings “a massacre.” Police also “shot at, assaulted and battered unarmed protesters, which led to injuries and deaths,” the panel…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo of the Nigerian Army says that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu invited the military during the End SARS in Lagos to prevent total chaos since the police who are supposed to be on ground had ran away. Taiwo, the Commander, 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island disclosed this when he…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prior presidential panel, which investigated the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, indicted him, a report published by the News Agency of Nigeria has alleged. The report, according to NAN, noted that the embattled EFCC boss had been unable to account for the interest generated from N550bn…