Posts tagged as: Dies

28-Year-Old Boxer Passes Away  After Title Fight Defeat

LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super-featherweight boxer John Cooney, 28, has died after his defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast last Saturday. The Irish boxer suffered an intracranial haemorrhage and had surgery to relieve pressure on his brain following the bout at the Ulster Hall. Galway man Cooney was assessed by the medical team in the […]

Ex-President Obasanjo’s Former ADC, Major General Jemitola Slumps, Dies At IBB Golf Club

LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Major General Christopher Jemitola rtd., is dead. Jemitola tragically passed away on Thursday after collapsing at the IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja. Sources close to his family confirmed that the retired military officer was rushed to the hospital immediately after the incident […]

Kaduna District Head Slumps, Dies At Occasion

LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A district head in the Zazzau emirate council of Kaduna State slumped at an occasion, on Thursday, and later died at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar gayan Zaria. The Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, slumped attending an occasion along with the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Confirming […]

Former FCT Minister, Gen Jeremiah Useini Passes On  At 82

LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Minister of Federal Capital Territory FCT General Jeremiah Useni has passed on at the age of 82 after a protracted illness. Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State who disclosed this in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere depicted that the elder statesman passed […]

Footballer Slumps, Dies During Senator Adeleke Memorial Tournament’s Final

LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 29-year-old footballer, Clement Adewale Adeyemi Oluyide, on Thursday evening slumped and died during the final match of Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke memorial tournament in Osogbo, Osun State capital.  The tournament was organised by the member of House of Representatives representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun […]

Ghanaian Music Legend And Founder Of Osibisa, Teddy Osei Passes On

LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy Osei, who founded the Afro-rock band Osibisa, has died aged 88. The talented drummer and vocalist passed away in London on Tuesday. He was “an important voice in music and culture, and he will be missed, but never forgotten,” the statement read. Osei rose to acclaim […]

Nigerian House Of Reps Member Passes On  After Brief Illness

LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives member representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, Rt Hon. Oriyomi Adewunmi Onanuga, aka Ijaya, is dead. SaharaReporters learnt that Onanuga, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, died after a brief illness. Meanwhile, the sad news is yet to be made official to the public either by […]

Driver Dies As ‘Korope’ Mini Bus Collides With Truck On Otedola Bridge, Lagos

LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) deeply regrets to report a tragic road accident that transpired earlier this morning near the Secretariat inward Otedola Bridge along  Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos.  The unfortunate incident involved a mini bus, commonly referred to as “Korope,” which collided with a moving long truck due to brake […]

Tributes Pour In After Ex-US President Jimmy Carter Passes On At 100

LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president of the United States, has died at the age of 100. Carter, who was president between 1977 and 1981, died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to The Carter Center. “Our founder, former US President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, […]

Wrestling Legend Rey Misterio Snr Passes On Weeks After Family Tragedy

LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-WRESTLING legend Rey Misterio Snr has died aged 66 – just weeks after a family tragedy. Misterio Snr, real name Miguel Ángel López Días, was the uncle of WWE hall of fame entrant Rey Mysterio. The masked luchador started wrestling in 1976 and officially retired in 2009. Mexican wrestling company Lucha Libre […]

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