LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested Abidemi Rufai, a Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over $350,000 fraudulent US unemployment claims. Rufai was arrested on Friday evening at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York based on criminal complaint. He was subsequently charged with…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The task of building a society desired by all Nigerians is exerting and requires the contribution of all Nigerians as the challenge for everyone is “to build, not to destroy, to add to, not to take away,” according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo made the call at the opening…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over the past few decades, vacant and underutilized churches have become a familiar sight in American cities. In some cases, a congregation or a religious governing body – say, a Catholic diocese – will sell the church to developers, who then turn them into apartments, offices, art galleries, museums, breweries or performance…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump on Wednesday voiced his concerns about the prospect of being prosecuted by New York officials after he leaves the White House. He made the remarks in 46-minute speech that he videotaped and posted on Facebook. “Now I hear that these same people that failed to get me in Washington…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officials in Toronto, Baltimore and New York said they have intercepted over 900 stolen vehicles bound to be exported to Nigeria, Ghana and other West African countries. A statement by York and Toronto police said they made a “large” recovery of 73 stolen cars worth more $4.5 million in a joint investigation…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ballots have been mailed in to the New York City Board of Elections in the name of dead voters, The Post has learned. Records show that the elections board received an absentee ballot from a Frances Reckhow of Staten Island, a registered Democrat. The BOE mailed an absentee ballot requested by Frances…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anti-Trump protesters hurled eggs and insults at supporters of the president — including former mayor Rudy Giuliani — as they rolled through Manhattan in a convoy on Sunday. VVideo posted on Twitter shows a flag-draped pro-Trump caravan — identified online as a Jews for Trump demonstration — led by Giuliani being bombarded…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-It is noted that the remains of one of Nigeria’s greatest reggae music star, Majekodunmi Fasheke popularly known as #MajekFashek was on Friday buried in New York, USA. Apparently, only members of the artiste’s immediate family attended the event. Majek who died months back from cancer related illness had been sick for…
