LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba Kyari, has died more than two weeks after he tested positive for COVID-19. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter. Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on….
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No than 600 Iranians have died from the consumption of high-concentrated alcohol believing it protects against the coronavirus. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Ghulam Hussein Ismaili, as saying that the number of deaths due to drinking neat alcohol had reached a disturbing figure, adding that…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dolors Sala Carrio, mother of Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has died after contracting COVID-19. She was 82. A statement by Manchester City said: “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s mother Dolors Sala Carrió in Manresa, Barcelona after contracting Corona Virus. “Everyone associated with the…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Correctional Service in Kaduna says four inmates have died in an attempted jailbreak on March 31. The Comptroller, Kaduna command, Sanusi Danmusa, said in a statement that the inmates attempted jailbreak when some of them demanded their release over fears of contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the cells. “The…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Emergency Management Agency says 15 corpses, including a family of four, have been recovered from the scene of Sunday’s explosion which occurred at Abule Ado, Trade Fair axis of Lagos State. No fewer than 60 students of Bethlehem Girls College located within the area, who sustained various degrees of injury…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian footballer has tragically died during a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match on Sunday. This is not a good news for Nigerian as the budding talent passed away after medics had tried their possible best to revive him. Central defender Chineme Martins was rated as one of the stand out…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have been reported dead on Sunday from a ghastly road accident in Akwa Ibom State. It was reported that the yet-to-be identified officers died while their van was chasing a Toyota Sienna bus, suspected to be conveying rice at Urua Ita, Oron axis section…
LAGOS JANUARY27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Los Angeles County officials said the Sunday morning helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, also claimed the lives of seven other victims. Los Angeles County fire chief Daryl Osby said after receiving a 911 call just before 10 a.m. on Sunday, they discovered a brush fire…
