LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected gun runner has allegedly disappeared after collecting ₦95 million from a bandit leader in Katsina State with a promise to supply firearms, according to claims made during a recent interview. The allegation was made by Abdullahi Aliyu, popularly known as General, while speaking on NTA Hausa. According to him, the…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-WhatsApp says it has banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centres and introduced new safety features to protect users and prevent fraud on the platform. The Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, the Middle East and Türkiye at Meta, Mr Kojo Boakye, disclosed this in a statement on…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has issued a formal request to the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) to suspend one of its members, Mr. Adekunle Onabekun, after found to have deceived unsuspecting participants by falsely claiming to facilitate quick membership into the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new ponzi scheme with the name “Sureincome” has emerged online to defraud people of their hard earn money. This new ponzi scheme called ” Sureincome “, was created by some fraudsters to scam people their money. This ponzi platform was created on 25th of July 2020, for participates to invest and…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has disclosed that alleged fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, masterminded the sum of €2 million scam perpetuated on SS Lazio in a payment intended for an ex-Feyenoord player, Stefan de Vrij. According to court documents made public by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team have arrested Sunday Iloka for selling papers as face masks to a Chinese national. Iloka was arrested in an operation carried out by the IRT, Lagos State office. The suspect was alleged to have taken advantage of the worried Chinese, Zhan Han,…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that some countries are taking advantage of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to steal money or sensitive information. Their strategy includes posing as WHO representatives to solicit money or information from unsuspecting members of the public, the UN agency said on its website. It…
By Michael Owhoko LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Where is the map of Biafra? This is the question I have often asked the promoters and sympathizers of the Biafra cause, and up till this moment, their responses have been feeble, vague, evasive and suspicious, failing to provide specific drawing showing a clearly defined territorial area called Biafra. …
