LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-He was tragically outmatched. Pro sumo wrestler Kiyotaka Suetake, known as Shobushi, died yesterday in Tokyo of multiple organ failure brought on by COVID-19, the Japanese Sumo Association announced. The 28-year-old fourth-tier competitor became ill April 4, but hospitals turned him away until four days later, when he began coughing up blood….
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Yup, you read that right. Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, is projected to become the world’s first ever trillionaire by 2026 according to a new study by Comparisun. Looking at the growth of Bezos’ net worth over the past five years, the projection predicts that the world’s richest man will like surpass the…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, has recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and has been discharged. Dokpesi’s recovery comes two weeks after him and seven other members of his family tested positive for COVID-19, four days after his son, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, announced he had the disease. The media mogul, in…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Standard Chartered (https://www.SC.com/) yesterday announced donations totalling USD11,8 million to the Red Cross, UNICEF and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Government Partners providing emergency relief in countries across Africa and the Middle East impacted by COVID-19. The donations will contribute to programmes providing urgent medical support and the protection and education…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian football star could be heading back to China after both Shanghai Shenhua and Manchester United failed to reach an agreement over his loan extension. The 30-year-old’s initial temporary stay at Old Trafford expires at the end of this month but the Red Devils want to keep the striker until the season…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-ENGLAND’S Dele Alli was battered by knife-wielding robbers who burst in as the ace played pool with his girlfriend and brother. Cops were last night hunting for the thugs who escaped with watches and jewellery worth thousands of pounds from the star’s £2million home. Dele, 24, was in a downstairs room with…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Insistence by the Federal Government to continue its homegrown school feeding programme, even when schools in the country are currently shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, may not only fail abysmally, but become a drain pipe on the lean resources of government at this point in time. This is the…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- ‘Iron Mike’ was 38 years old, had been knocked out by Danny Williams in his last fight and spent 11 months out of the ring since, but the Tyson phenomenon lived on regardless. A crowd of 20,000 packed out the MCI Arena to witness the former undisputed heavyweight world champion in…
