LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has denied saying that incidents of kidnapping in Nigeria is ‘’exaggerated and not entirely new”. Osinbajo reportedly made the assertion while addressing Nigerians in Diaspora at a townhall meeting Monday in New York. However, a statement issued and signed by his Senior Special Assistant Mr. Laolu Akande,…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dr. Goodluck Jonathan who is the forme president of nigeria, has come out openly to attack Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo over some of the issues he (Osinbajo) raised during his visit to the United States of America. The Vice President who spoke in New York yesterday, did claim that, “As at 2010, Nigeria…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has issued a warning to Ghana and Togo to stop attacking Nigerians in their countries. The Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in Abuja while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Dabiri-Erewa said the warning became…
The Tema Police have arrested five Nigerians who allegedly raped a woman in the presence of her husband during a robbery attack at Community 25, Tema on May 8, 2019. They were arrested last Friday after the couple sighted them walking in the neighbourhood. The suspects are Ako Anthony, 36; Kelvin Damas, 23; Obas Godsay,…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The government of the People’s Republic of China on Monday said that it would create more opportunities for more Nigerians to visit China in the years ahead. Mr Chu Maoming, Consul General of China in Lagos State, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the Consulate and the ChineseEmbassy would facilitate visas…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Isha Akintola, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order heads of all security outfits in the country to eliminate all known kidnappers’ camps and hideouts. Akintola in his Eid-el-fitri message on Tuesday said that security agencies should take the battle to the kidnappers camps. He…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerians are in trouble in the United States after being indicted by prosecutors for running a fraudulent bitcoin investment scheme. The Nigerians, Onwuemerie Ogor Gift and Kelvin Usifoh, were charged by Oregon District Attorney’s Office with 11 counts of wire fraud, as well as conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight Nigerians, all men, have been sentenced to death in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(UAE) for a string of robberies at money exchanges and cash machines(ATMs) across the emirate in December 2016. The ninth Nigerian, found guilty for possession of stolen money was sentenced to six months imprisonment. He will be deported after…