LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Ugandans are mourning the death at 27 of one of the country’s best-known footballers after he was beaten by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala. Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile phone and other belongings, prompting an outpouring of…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death of Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghana’s tallest man, has prompted an outpouring of grief especially in the north of the country where his height had made him a local celebrity. The 33 year old died in hospital on Monday in the northern city of Tamale, about 160km (100 miles) south…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A 47-year-old teacher, Mrs. Dim Ebere, has surrendered to the Anambra State Police Command after she was declared wanted over the alleged flogging to death of a 12-year-old pupil. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect turned herself in at the Neni Police Station in Anaocha Local Government Area following…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 68 passengers escaped death as an Enugu Airlines plane crash-landed at the Benin Airport on Thursday. Tribune Online gathered that the aircraft with registration number 5N-ENR had 68 passengers on board apart from the crew members. A source at the Benin Airport who pleaded anonymity said that the aircraft…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWRANGERS)-The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of an unidentified young woman who was burnt to death in an early morning fire after reportedly spending the night with a commercial motorcyclist, popularly known as a bike rider, in Uyo. The tragic incident occurred at about 3:45…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has confirmed the death of its chief photographer and veteran raid commander, Abu Salim al-Barnawi, following a failed attack on a Nigerian military base last week. According to Zagagola Makama, security sources said the terrorist group circulated an internal obituary announcing the death of the senior…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Kwechiri Unity Forum, has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Works, David Umahi, and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, alongside others, over Mary Habila’s death. Habila, a female nurse attached to Umahi, was brought dead to the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital,…
By: Zagazola Makama LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six children were killed while three others survived after a lightning strike hit a groundnut farm during a heavy rainstorm in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Dadiri Village, where a group…
