LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Professor Charles Quakers Dokubo, the former Niger Delta Amnesty boss, has reportedly passed away after a brief illness. Dokubo, 70, died on Wednesday night in a hospital in Abuja, Vanguard Newspaper reports. Before his demise, Dokubo was appointed as a Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on the Presidential Amnesty Programme in…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was confusion on Monday at the Berger area of Lagos State after a yet-to-be-identified great-grandmother slumped while climbing a pedestrian bridge. PUNCH Metro gathered that the woman, believed to be in her late 70s, wanted to connect to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in company of her daughter when the incident happened. When…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon has died in Melbourne after a lengthy illness. He was 77. The Sport Australia Hall of Fame announced Famechon’s death in a statement on Thursday. Famechon was struck by a car while jogging in 1991 in Sydney which caused him to suffer a stroke and resulted…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Chief of Staff of the Biafran Army, General Alexander Madiebo, is dead. He was 90 years old. His death was confirmed by his family in a terse statement. The family expressed sadness over his loss. It read, “We are sad to announce the passing of General Alexander Madiebo, Chief of…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Homicide detectives attached to the Victoria Island Police Station, have launched investigations into the mysterious death of a 75-year-old American identified as Doris Samuel, who died moments after coming to Nigeria to join her 36-year-old husband, Okelue Kingsley. It was gathered that the deceased came to Nigeria to meet Kingsley so that…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reverend Father Joseph Akete of the St. John Catholic Church, Kudenda in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, who was kidnapped eight weeks ago, has died in captivity. The Chancellor, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Rev. Fr. Christian Okewu Emmanuel, disclosed this in Kaduna on Wednesday. The PUNCH had reported that on…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Legendary politician Senator Arthur Nzeribe is reportedly dead. A source from the family, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the incident. The source hinted the family is preparing a statement to announce the demise of Nzeribe said to have passed on Saturday evening. Nzeribe has been on life support for sometimes. Nzeribe, a First…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The above picture of an unknown man was jogging on the 07/05/2022 @ 8.22am towards stadium from barracks bus-stop Surulere Lagos and he slumped and gave up the ghost , There’s no ID card or phone on him he had been deposited at the morgue in IDH . Pls help to circulate…