LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled an international drug cartel operating between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, arresting three kingpins and intercepting narcotics worth over ₦6.4 billion. The NDLEA, in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and released on…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N5bn and $10m from contractors and government officials indicted in the fraud in the turnaround maintenance of the nation’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri. Sunday PUNCH reliably gathered that the anti-graft agency was working to recover another N10bn and $13m…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In a resolute crackdown on criminal operations targeting commuters, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) apprehended a notorious One-Chance syndicate that employed a painted commercial bus (KSF 56 XL) to rob unsuspecting passengers of their valuables. The arrest transpired near a Conoil filling station along Funsho Williams Avenue in Surulere, Lagos,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that it has so far recovered over N30 billion out of the N109 billion allegedly siphoned by the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed. The Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this while appearing at the Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said that military troops have recovered N15 million cash from the members of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups and their collaborators in the last two weeks in the Northern part of the country. Director, Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Major-General…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom has announced the recovery of about $23.5 million in looted funds from the allies and family of a former Nigerian dictator, the late Sani Abacha. The funds were retrieved as part of a wider pool of funds identified by the United States Department…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian troops have continued to record significant successes against Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists operating in the North-eastern part of the country. PlatinumPost gathered that in one of the latest onslaughts against the terrorists, several armoured fighting vehicles that appeared to have been hidden under trees…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), a leading prayer and deliverance church in Nigeria with branches in all continents of the world, has recovered it’s Maryland, USA branch stolen from it by the branch pastor, Lawrence Adetunji, his wife, Ronke, and 11 others, this newspaper has gathered. Also recovered are other…