Steal | NEWS RANGERS

Hackers On Rampage: Steal $11m From Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Others In 4 Years

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 […]

Nov 6 2022 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

ICPC Accuses Ex-Military Chief For Stealing N4bn, Purchased Abuja Properties

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 […]

Sep 9 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

Gunmen Invade Akwa Ibom NYSC Lodge, Rape Women, Cart Away Valuables

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 […]

Jul 7 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

Child’s Mother Exonerates Disptach Rider Of Stealing Her Son

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 […]

Mar 14 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

Armed ‘Area Boys’ Go On Rampage In Lagos Streets, Injure Score, Loot Shops

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 […]

Sep 20 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

How Sterling Bank Official, Businessman Allegedly Steal Customer’s N1.7bn

LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sterling Bank Plc is currently enmeshed in a N1.7 billion fraud scandal in which bank officials and a businessman colluded to siphon the said amount from a customer’s account. The case which is currently before an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, details how an official of the bank, Ifeanyichukwu Shallom Isituah and a […]

Aug 18 2021 | Posted in Business,National | Read More »

Yahoo: Seven In Court For Allegedly Stealing N900m From FCMB In Three Cities

LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday opened evidence in the trial of a seven-member syndicate that allegedly defrauded customers of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) of N900 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case is before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an […]

Jul 14 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Katsina Police Arrest Ex-Convict With N15m Stolen Phones

LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Katsina on Friday arrested an ex-convict with 273 suspected stolen phones valued at N15 million. The police spokesperson, Gambo Isah, said the suspect, Ibrahim Lawan, 23, a resident of Fegi quarters in Daura Local Government Area, broke into a motor vehicle and stole the phones. The police said the […]

May 2 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Five Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Policemen With N.5m In Lagos

LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of Lagos State Police Command have arrested five men for allegedly offering policemen N500,000 bribe. A press statement signed by Lagos State Police Public Relation Realtion Officer (PPRO) sighted by NewsRangers disclosed that Police operatives attached to Area E Command, Festac Lagos State, on 11th April, 2021, at about 3am, accosted […]

Apr 13 2021 | Posted in National | Read More »

Man Dumps Nursing Mother In septic Tank For Three Days After Stealing Her Baby

LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman has been rescued from a septic tank three days after a man who stole her baby from her threw her in there. The nursing mother named Mrs Chizoba Eke was pulled out alive but injured from the septic tank of an uncompleted building located at Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Area, […]

Aug 21 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »