LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, has been hospitalised in Paris, France, after falling ill, TheCable understands. However, contrary to speculations, he has not been diagnosed with COVID-19. TheCable understands he tested negative for COVID-19 before travelling to the UK in December. He initially complained of exhaustion and had travelled out…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe has died from suspected COVID-19 complications. He was aged 71. The professor of systems engineering died in the afternoon on Sunday (January 3). A fellow and former president of the Academy of Science and Engineering, Ibidapo-Obe was UNILAG VC from 2000 to…
LAGOS JNAUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized in Los Angeles with COVID-19. The 87-year-old broadcasting legend has survived multiple health scares in the past, including a heart attack, a stroke, prostate and lung cancer and diabetes. He spent his 87th birthday, in November, hospitalized with a blood-flow issue. The former CNN…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen at a party in Nigeria spraying money has surfaced online. In the video, the 22-year-Old footballer was seen without a mask. The striker’s club yesterday confirmed his status saying the footballer had flown back to Napoli but on arrival after a compulsory covid-19 test, his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria faces oxygen supply challenges to treat coronavirus patients in parts of the country and unacceptable laboratory delays as case numbers rose to the highest recorded in a single week, health authorities said on Tuesday. The new warnings from Nigerian officials come as the resurgent virus strikes across much of the world,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel on Sunday evening entered its third national lockdown since the start of the pandemic to beat back a resurgence of COVID-19. The lockdown began at 5 p.m. Sunday evening. Although declared to be two weeks with an option to extend, health officials have already warned it will likely go on for…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City have revealed that two star players and two members of staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker are the two players who have tested positive for coronavirus, as they will now start a period of self-isolation and will not be available for Man City’s games over…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse died of coronavirus on Friday aged 71, his family and party said, after being held hostage for six months by jihadists earlier this year. Cisse “died in France, where he had been taken for Covid-19 care,” a member of his family told AFP. “I can confirm this…