LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The University of the Philippines (UP) community has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of their Nigerian basketball player, Israel Osamudiame Friday. The 19-year-old, who would have turned 20 on 6 September, was one of UP’s newest recruits for the Fighting Maroons. In an official statement released and published on…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The owner of a hotel under construction at Idumoza community, Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, identified as Andrew Isesere, has been crushed to death after the building collapsed on him. It was gathered that more than 20 workers at the site narrowly escaped death, with some sustaining injuries. The remains…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a distressing incident, a 40-foot loaded container fell onto a Toyota Camry, registration number LSR 293 HJ, at Mile 2, en route to Apapa. Through the swift and coordinated response of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency services, including the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai was reduced to tears after one his national coaches collapsed mid-game in a horror health scare. The incident occurred in the seventh minute of tonight’s Nations League match between the Netherlands and Hungary. Hungary’s pitch coach, Ádám Szalai, fell ill on the team’s bench, causing the game to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet-to-be-identified young player collapsed at Maracana Stadium in Ajegunle, Lagos State, on Sunday after a match held as part of a scouting programme hosted by the Shazam Football Team. According to a witness at the scene, who was part of the programme but pleaded for anonymity, the incident occurred on Sunday…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-A four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory collapsed on Monday night, trapping many people inside. The Westbrook Hotel is reportedly owned by a former governor from a state in the South East. An eyewitness, who requested anonymity, informed Punch about the incident,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday collapsed at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and was rushed to the hospital. SaharaReporters learnt that Akpabio slumped while seeing President Bola Tinubu off. Tinubu and other dignitaries had gathered at the Congress Hall of the hotel for a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iván Andaur, 56, was piloting the plane from Miami, Florida to Santiago, Chile on Sunday night when he tragically collapse and died leaving the plane pilotless. He collapsed and died in the bathroom of a LATAM 787 Dreamliner he was flying forcing his two co-pilots to make an emergency landing. Iván Andaur,…