LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Frank Odita, a former police spokesperson, has died at the age of 84. In a statement yesterday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said Odita died on Friday evening at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) after a brief illness. Before his retirement from the force, Odita was the public relations officer of…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A man identified as Simon Ngonja has died a few days after he was attacked by his dog in Yaoundé, Cameroon. According to reports, the deceased, said to be a senior staff at the Prime Minister’s office, was attacked by the German Shepherd dog when he returned from a trip on…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s ‘tallest man’ who is also a popular Nollywood actor and reality TV star, Afeez Agoro Oladimiji, has been reported dead at the age of 48. Afeez who measured 7ft 4in tall reportedly died on Wednesday night at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) after battling with an ailment known as Acromegaly. Afeez,…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected kidnapper who was part of a syndicate that abducted a 23-year-old student of the Bauchi State University, slumped and died while trying to escape arrest at a military checkpoint. The deceased and two others who kidnapped the student were said to have also snatched a Toyota Camry 2010 model which…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Borno State immediate past Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, has died. Shuwa, who served under Governor Babagana Umara Zulum until May 28, passed away after a brief illness. Family sources that spoke with Daily Trust confirmed that he died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Shuwa,…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tina Turner died after a long illness in her home near Zurich in Switzerland, her publicist confirms Tina Turner, whose volcanic voice and dynamic dance moves earned her the Queen of Rock crown over the course of a 60-year career, has died at age 83. The legendary singer died Wednesday, May 24…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Methodist Church Prelate Sunday Mbang is dead. The former prelate died Wednesday at 86. President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with all Methodists in Nigeria and the Diaspora, on his passing. The President, in a release by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, also extended heartfelt condolences to the Mbang family in particular,…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 300-level student of Petroleum and Gas Engineering at the Federal University, Otuoke (FUO) in Bayelsa State, has reportedly died from drug overdose. The 19-year-old deceased student, simply identified as Job Alawari Kei, allegedly took a drug known as Colorado (Colos). According to some students on campus, the drug known as Colos…