LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 55 elephants have starved to death in the past two months in Zimbabwe’s biggest national park as a serious drought forces animals to stray into nearby communities in search of food and water, authorities said on Monday. “The problem is real, the situation is dire,” said National Parks and Wildlife…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A male passenger identified as Jude Oladapo slumped and died on Saturday while undergoing boarding procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Spokesperson for the MMIA Police Command, Lagos, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Mr Alabi said that the 44-year-old was…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Professor Emmanuel C. Edozien, OFR, an accomplished economist, Professor, businessman and boardroom guru is dead. The former Economic Adviser to former President, Shehu Shagari, died Saturday afternoon inside his Ikoyi residence after a brief ailment, sources close to the family told THEWILL. Emmanuel, 82, a sibling of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-British drummer, Ginger Baker, renown for his collaboration with Fela Kuti and others, has died at the age of 80. Baker’s Facebook page said he “passed away peacefully” on Sunday morning. His family had previously announced that he was critically ill and asked fans to “please keep him in your prayers”. Baker…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Robert Mugabe, the founding father of Zimbabwe who ruled the country with an iron fist for more than three decades, has died, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He was 95. Rumors had swirled around the health of the ex-president, who spent months in a hospital in Singapore earlier this year. Details of…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Six persons have been killed following a heavy rainfall in Jigawa State, Daily Trust has gathered. Five persons died in Kirikisamma Local Government area while one other person was killed in a building that collapsed in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area. A pregnant woman was among the dead persons, who were killed…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Waterways Authority says three people have been confirmed dead while two others are still missing in a boat accident that occurred at Irewe community in Ojo, near Lagos late on Tuesday. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Emmanuel Oluwadamilola, who made the disclosure in a statement, said that 13…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWRANGERS)-Members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites, have said they are ready to die protesting the detention of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky by the government. This is even as they disowned the statement by their spokesman, Ibrahim Musa, announcing the suspension of their protests following…
