LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sebastián Piñera, the former president of Chile, died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday. He was 74. His death was confirmed by Chile Interior Minister Carolina Tohá, who said in a statement that the helicopter was carrying four people in the Los Ríos region of southern Chile when it crashed. The three…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Violent protests in Senegal against the postponement of presidential elections have spread across the country, with the first fatality reported. A student died in clashes with police on Friday in the northern city of Saint-Louis, an opposition leader and a local hospital source said. In the capital Dakar, security forces fired tear…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, slumped and died during the penalty shootout stage of the match between Nigeria and South Africa, Wednesday evening. DAILY POST gathered that the youth, identified simply as Samuel from Kaduna State, who was serving in Adamawa, died just before the last kick that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-It has emerged that Ghana’s underwhelming outing in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations did not only cost the country millions of dollars but also a human life. It has come to light that a Tema resident who was following the game died in the presence of his family. In an interview…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Melania Trump’s mother, Amalija Knavs, has died, the former first lady announced Tuesday night. She was 78. “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija,” Trump, 53, wrote on X on Jan. 9, describing her as “a strong woman who always carried herself with grace,…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Franz Beckenbauer, one of the greatest football players of all time, has died at the age of 78. Beckenbauer, nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, won the World Cup with West Germany as captain in 1974 and a manager in 1990. The former defender is one of three men, along with Brazil’s Mario Zagallo –…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sebastine Broderick-Imasuen, who led the Golden Eaglets to win the inaugural U-17 World Cup in 1985 is dead. PUNCH reports that the late Nigerian coach was on life support at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital for over a year. Brodericks-Imasuen, 85, had been diagnosed with Ischemic stroke in December 2022 and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique collapsed and died onstage during a live performance on Wednesday, and the whole incident was caught on camera. Mr Henrique was 30 years old. According to the New York Post, he was performing at a private event in Fiera de Santana, Brazil, when he collapsed. An official…