LAGOS FEBRUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukraine says it has discovered the bodies of two Nigerians in its Luhansk region who were allegedly fighting on Russia’s side in the ongoing four-year war. In a statement on Thursday, Ukraine said military intelligence operatives made the discovery, identifying the two Nigerians as Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole, 42, and Mbah Stephen…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerian men, Tosin Amos Arowoshegbe and Eze, lost their lives on Saturday following a shooting at a nightclub in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, north of Toronto in Canada. York Regional Police detectives said officers responded to report of a shooting at ATL Lounge, a restaurant and nightclub in the early…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-NDLEA has arrested a Ghanaian and two Nigerians at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja, and at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, respectively for drug trafficking. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated on Sunday in Abuja that of 9.953kilograms of cocaine and Methamphetamine were intercepted from the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerians identified as Nosayamen Iyalekhue and Esogie Osawaru have pleaded guilty to defrauding victims using various internet frauds during the COVID-19 pandemic. While Osawaru pleaded guilty on November 12, Iyalekhue, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Thursday. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Rya W. Zobel in Boston,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL, National Central Bureau, Abuja has arrested two Nigerian suspects for their complicity in a major multi-million Euro scam touching on procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the tune of 14.7 Euros perpetrated against a German Company. According to a statement issued…