LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States District Court in California has convicted Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), of $2.1 million bribery scheme linked to oil drilling rights in Nigeria. Okoronkwo, 58, a dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States and also a practising lawyer in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A shocking video has taken over social media, featuring a Lagos agbero who claims he scammed Winners Chapel, led by Bishop David Oyedepo, out of nearly $1 million through sophisticated cyber fraud. In the viral clip, the man describes himself as a “full-stack unicorn developer” since 2000, boasting that he has been…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has heard how businessman, Aliko Dangote, escaped being defrauded by some foreigners engaged to provide services for one of his companies, the Dangote Refineries. The court also heard how one of the truck drivers, engaged by Dangote Cement, identified as Mohammed Tayiru (Tahir) and some others…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a fresh warning to travelers, advising them on how to avoid being used as unwitting couriers by criminal drug syndicates. The caution, delivered by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a post on his official X handle on Sunday,…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed why he rejected Paris Saint-Germain’s €200m bid for Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, citing a promise made to head coach Antonio Conte, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. De Laurentiis told Corriere della Sera that PSG had offered more than €200m for the pair as a…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian afrobeat multi-instrumentalist Omorinmade Anikulapo Kuti, known professionally as Made Kuti, has opened up about the complicated weight of legacy, privilege, and personal purpose as he continues the musical dynasty of his grandfather, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. “Music is one of the worst professions where nepotism can succeed, because it’s brutally honest. If…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS0-The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of attempting to sabotage its growing opposition coalition by offering a bribe of three ministerial positions. The revelation was made on Tuesday during the ADC’s 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, where former Senate President…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reports published by Sahara Reporters on June 25 claimed that Fidelity Bank’s MD, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe was a party to an ongoing case involving fraud on Woobs Resources account with the bank. This is however not true. The charge sheet dated 12 May 2025 (sighted by this reporter) stated that the…