LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS) — The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. “Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States offered a US$10 million reward on Tuesday (Dec 10) for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan province, according to the US State Department. An indictment charging Guan with conspiracy to…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a bid to further strengthen its crusade against the abuse of the naira, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced a 5% reward for whistleblowers who provide credible information leading to the prosecution of offenders. Dele Oyewale, spokesman of the EFCC, disclosed this as guest on the EFCC 97.3FM…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For placing a restriction order on some customers’ accounts, Zenith Bank has been ordered to pay N2 billion in favour of Tsami Babi Nig. Ltd, Amsamay Ltd and M A.Y Fine Fragrance as damages. A Lagos High Court sitting at Court 44, Commercial Division, Osborne Foreshore, Phase2 Court House, gave the order….
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five years after a drug company billionaire and his wife were found dead in their Toronto home, their family says they are now offering $35 million to help solve the grisly murders. Barry Sherman, who founded generic drugmaker Apotex Inc., and his wife, Honey, were found dead in their mansion on December 15, 2017. The…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Taliban have promised plots of land to the family members of suicide bombers who targeted U.S. and Afghan forces, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry tweeted Tuesday. The tweet, posted in English, echoed an announcement made the previous day by acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who offered clothes and roughly $112…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded Nigeria’s only individual Olympics gold medallist Chioma Ajunwa with a three-bedroom flat. The Lagos State Governor on Thursday announced that Ajunwa – an Assistant Commissioner of Police – would get a three-bedroom flat at the Babatunde Raji Fashola Housing Estate, Iponri. The reward comes 25…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANERS)-A Police Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, with the Operations Department, Kano State Police Command, has rejected N1 million offered to him as a bribe. The acting Managing Director, Kano Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Baffa Dan-Agundi presented the Inspector and one other, Jamilu Alkasim to the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Dikko…