LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-David Andahl, a lawmaker who died from COVID-19 complications in October, has been declared winner of the North Dakota legislative seat in the US. According to Politico.com, the Republican candidate won a seat in the state legislature — nearly a month after his death. Andahl was 55 when he died on October…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ibrahim Khaleel, has died in Abuja. Khaleel reportedly slumped and subsequently passed away at his Abuja residence while trying to perform magrib prayers on Wednesday. Condoling with the NULGE and the Kano State Government over the incident, the Zamfara State Governor Bello…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Super Eagles defender, Ajibade Babalade, has died after suffering cardiac arrest. Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu, confirmed that the retired 3SC defender died in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday afternoon. Shorunmu was Babalade’s teammate at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. Babalade, 48, died while being rushed…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man has taken to social media to narrate how God reportedly resurrected him while his remains was being taken to the mortuary. According to the Nigerian man identified as Jude Uchechukwu, the accident occurred few weeks after he lost his job. He added that he woke up after some days…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ronnie and Donnie Dayton, 68, were delighted to have surpassed the previous record of oldest living conjoined twins with the pair declaring it was “what we’ve dreamed about since we were kids” The oldest living set of conjoined twins died earlier on Saturday, July 4th, 2020 at a hospice, aged 68, it…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali has taken a new bride, Hajiya Zainab Abdullahi in a Wedding ceremony devoid of fanfare because of COVID-19. Hameed Ali’s first wife, Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali died in Abuja on October 29th, 2018. She was 53 years old. Hajiya Ali who was the first lady…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Italian Association of Doctors have confirmed the death of 51 doctors who all died after testing positive for coronavirus. The doctors succumbed to the disease as of Friday, according to CNN, citing the Italian Association of Doctors. The death toll comes after Filippo Anelli, the president of the association, on Thursday…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The cousin of Liverpool star Naby Keita is among nine Guinean footballers killed in a bus crash on Thursday. Almaty Traore is one of nine victims confirmed to have died, in a press release signed by General Mathurin Bangoura, president of the Guinean Professional Football League. Keita was travelling alongside teammates of…
