LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 37-year-old man, Nwafor Onyebuchi, was on Tuesday arraigned by the police before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Badagry for allegedly stealing N21m from a Catholic church. Onyebuchi is facing three counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing, and breaching of public peace preferred against him by the police. The prosecutor, Inspector…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected armed robber, Williams Abiodun, on Wednesday, narrated how his gang killed their victims and sold their vehicles in Benin, Edo State. Abiodun, while being paraded alongside 10 other suspects at the command headquarters in Edo State, said he and four members of his gang usually disguised as site workers to…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The University of Lagos (UNILAG) said it has approved the accelerated promotion of Mr Joshua Aye Onuh, a senior security officer of the school as a reward for honesty and efficiency. Joshua’s promotion was approved by the governing council of the school during its sitting on Monday, January 16, 2023. The security staff’s promotion…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang of hackers, OPERA1ER, stole at least $11m from companies in Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, 11 other African countries, and Argentina. This is according to a new report from Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, entitled, “OPERA1ER: Playing God without permission,” in collaboration with the researchers from Orange CERT Coordination Center. The firm disclosed…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has disclosed that an ex-military chief embezzled N4 billion from military budget and deposited it into the accounts of two companies where he is the beneficial owner and sole signatory. Owasanoye made the disclosure during a national…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Wednesday invaded the National Youth Service Scheme Corpers’ lodge located along Udo Ekong Ekwere street, off Information Drive in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and raped women occupants. It was gathered that the gunmen who stormed the area by 1 am that on tricycles carted away valuables…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The dispatch rider who was publicly humiliated and accused of kidnapping and hiding a baby in his courier box (read here) is innocent, the child’s mother has said. In a video recorded by the owner of the logistics business to clear her company’s name, the child’s mother spoke up revealing no one stole…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mushin area of Lagos State was yesterday, thrown into commotion as some armed gang invaded some streets, inflicting injuries on residents and destroying property worth millions of naira. It was gathered one person died in the mayhem that forced churches within the affected communities to close for fear of being attacked. Information…