LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa defender Motjeka Madisha died early Sunday after crawling out of a burning car wreckage following an accident, a club official told AFP. The 25-year-old star was one of two occupants of a car that went out of control, hit an advertising board and burst into flames in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gerard Houllier who managed Premier League sides Liverpool and Aston Villa has died at the age of 73. The Frenchman, who spent six years at Anfield, has passed away just days after a heart operation. According to the Irish Mirror, the news was confirmed in France initially by both L’Equipe and RMC.
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oyo State Police Command says two bodies have been recovered while a gunshot victim is receiving treatment as efforts intensify to rescue one Hassan Mills, a foreigner who was kidnapped by gunmen. Mills was abducted at about 5pm on Saturday from Panorama Farm Mekun in the Oke Alaro area of Ibadan,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has disputed earlier report on online that Dr Bukola Saraki’s In-Law, Dapo Ijora committed suicide by shooting himself on his head in his house. Contrary to the earlier report, the Lagos State Police Command has affirmed that all evidences that they gathered in the scene where the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has eulogised the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, describing him as one of the best and brightest political leaders the South East has ever produced. On his part, the Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), military sources told Channels Television on Sunday. The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week. According to the sources, the affected senior army officers…
LAGOS DECEMBER Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and Chairman, Presidential Task Force PTF on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has gone into self-isolation after some members of his family tested positive for the virus. Mustapha, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night, said he and his wife are currently negative, but…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a protest in Kastina State on Sunday over the abduction of many schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state. The protesters demanded the prompt rescue of students abducted by bandits on Friday night. The protest was led by a woman…