LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pregnant woman simply identified as Funmi and another aged woman, Iya Isanlu, both of Kajola village lost their lives after a rainstorm in Oko-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Monday. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Sunday at Boluwarin Church in Kajola village during a torrential rainfall which…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 300-level Accounting undergraduate of the Niger Delta University, African Innocent, for allegedly shooting to death of a fellow student of the institution, James Okunmakpeye, at a lecture hall on Wednesday. It was gathered that the victim was shot in the head at close range…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than five youths have been shot dead by soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Baka village in the Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to Daily Post, the youths, who were attending a wedding were riding motorcycles, but the soldiers opened fire on them early on Friday, on…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctoral student in Philadelphia has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home, and now her parents are hiding out of fear for their lives. Najeebat Sule, 24, known to her loved ones as Najee, was killed shortly before 6pm…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Super Eagles midfielder, Barnabas Imenger, is dead. His death was confirmed by Lobi Stars’ Media Officer, Austin Tyowua on Monday. According to Tyowua, Imenger passed away at the National Hospital in Abuja on Monday morning, after battling a protracted illness. He was Lobi Stars’ team manager until his demise. Imenger was reportedly…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most prominent coronavirus sceptics, has died aged 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Wednesday after a more than two-week absence from public life that led to speculation about his health. She said he died from the heart disease that had plagued him for…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran musician and producer, Pa Chris Ajilo has dead. The musician died on Saturday morning after he was rushed to Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesha According to his friends, musicians Orlando Julius and Latoya Aduke, Pa Ajilo was hale and hearty when they visited him on Thursday. “It is a painful loss to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Priest-in-charge of the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Ariaria in Abia North Local Government Area, Archdeacon Julius Dike, has been found dead with his wife and house help. His wife, Agnes, was said to be a staff of the Aba South Local Government Area while the house help was said to be…