LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iván Andaur, 56, was piloting the plane from Miami, Florida to Santiago, Chile on Sunday night when he tragically collapse and died leaving the plane pilotless. He collapsed and died in the bathroom of a LATAM 787 Dreamliner he was flying forcing his two co-pilots to make an emergency landing. Iván Andaur,…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars was burning out of control Wednesday in the North Sea, and the Dutch coast guard said one crew member had died, others were hurt and it was working to save the vessel from sinking close to an important habitat for migratory birds….
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Acclaimed Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, known for hits such as “Nothing Compares 2 U” and for shredding a photo of the pope while hosting “Saturday Night Live,” has died. She was 56. A cause of death was not immediately given. The singer had lost her son, Shane, to suicide in January 2022,…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Confusion at military community in Kaduna State as tragedy struck when news broke of the untimely death of Army Officer Lawrence Otsugbede. The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday, July 3, when the officer collapsed while leading a parade on the parade ground in Kaduna. Though specific details surrounding the incident remain scarce,…
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…