LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has announced the passing on to eternal glory of his first wife, Mrs Ifeoma Kalu, who died at the age of 61. In a post on his official social media page, signed by him, the former governor and Chief Whip of the Senate…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oladipo Diya, retired general and former second-in-command to Gen Sani Abacha, has died at the age of 79. Oyesinmilola Diya, in a statement signed on behalf of the family, said Diya died in the early hours of Sunday. “On behalf of the entire Diya family home and abroad; We announce the passing…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A passenger said to be a Nigerian national identified as Abdullah died mid-flight on a Doha-bound IndiGo flight forcing it to make an emergency landing at the Karachi International Airport. The Airport Medical Staff at the Jinnah International Airport declared the Nigerian passenger dead upon arrival. The pilot of flight 6E-1736 requested…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)The Afegbua family announced the death of Senator Franca Afegbua in a statement issued on Sunday. “The Afegbua family of Edo State has confirmed the demise of the first woman senator in Nigeria, Senator Franca Afegbua, whose sad event occurred this morning, Sunday, March 12, 2023. She combined beauty and brain during…
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The South African rapper Costa Titch died on stage while performing, police said Sunday, as they opened an investigation in the circumstances of the 28-year-old’s sudden death. The artist “collapsed while he was performing” on Saturday evening at the Ultra South Africa concert in the Johannesburg suburb of Nasrec, police told AFP….
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ivory Coast footballer Moustapha Sylla, 21, has died after collapsing during a domestic league game on Sunday, with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba subsequently demanding that more must be done to protect the country’s footballers. Sylla, who represented 2020 domestic champions Racing Club d’Abidjan, fell to the turf at the Stade Robert Champroux…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abdullahi, who is the second to the last son of the military dictator died on Friday night in Abuja. Abdullahi Abacha, the 36-year-old son of the late Nigerian military dictator, Sani Abacha, is dead. Abdullahi, who is the second to the last son of the military dictator died on Friday night in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judge of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Justice Lokulo-Sodipe, is dead. He died at the age of 67. The judge was said to have slumped in his office while dressing up to attend a court session. It was gathered that all attempts to revive him…