LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prince Philip — the Duke of Edinburgh, husband to Queen Elizabeth II, and a central figure in British public life for almost three-quarters of a century — has died, the royal family announced Friday. He was 99. “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barack Obama’s step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at a hospital in Kenya at the age of 99. Affectionately called Granny Sarah by the former president, Mrs Obama defended her grandson during his 2008 presidential campaign, when he was said to be Muslim and not born in the US. Her home became a…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria has handed over a landed property and all the assets on it popularly called the Ambrosini Property at Ebute Meta to the Cathedral Church of St. Jude after almost 100 years that it was leased out. The handing over was attended by representatives of the church…