LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Obisia Nwankpa, the legendary Nigerian boxer, has died at the age of 75. Rafiu Ladipo, president of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), confirmed the iconic boxer’s death to TheCable on Thursday. Nwankpa passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, a few months after it was revealed that he…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former African and Commonwealth boxing champion, Obisia Nwankpa, is battling dementia according to his family. The boxing legend, in an online video, caught a pitiful sight when he made a courageous appearance at the National Gym, Surulere, Lagos, on Thursday, September 26 accompanied by his wife, Mrs Franca Nwankpa and his daughter,…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reggae legend Bunny Wailer has offered a reward of Jamaican dollar one million for anyone who has information that can lead to the whereabouts of his wife Jean ‘Sister Jean’ Watt. Watt, 70, who is dreadlocked and about five feet, three inches tall, went missing from her home in Washington Gardens one…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of people with dementia worldwide is expected to triple in the next 30 years, according to the World Health Organisation. The organisation disclosed this in a statement announcing new guidelines to tackle the ailment, on its website on Tuesday. “We need to do everything we can to reduce our risk…