LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Takauki Kimura, one of Bruce Lee’s top students and closest friends, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday at the age of 96. Known to his friends and supporters as “Taky,” the Japanese American martial artist devoted decades of his life to honoring Lee. As an important part of Lee’s life,…
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe has died from suspected COVID-19 complications. He was aged 71. The professor of systems engineering died in the afternoon on Sunday (January 3). A fellow and former president of the Academy of Science and Engineering, Ibidapo-Obe was UNILAG VC from 2000 to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday. Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link the man, identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, to the mysterious explosion but…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse died of coronavirus on Friday aged 71, his family and party said, after being held hostage for six months by jihadists earlier this year. Cisse “died in France, where he had been taken for Covid-19 care,” a member of his family told AFP. “I can confirm this…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigerian Ambassador to United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland, Ambassador Adamu Muhammad is dead. He died on Thursday around 9 am in Kaduna at the age of 83 after a long illness and his funeral prayer was performed at Yahaya Road GRA Juma’at Mosque around 1:am. His younger brother, Haruna Alhaji…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Passengers have watched in horror as a man with coronavirus died inside aeroplane. According to Dailymail, passengers sitting in various parts of the crowded cabin took photos as the drama unfolded before them which saw paramedics attempt to revive the passenger who was pronounced dead shortly after an emergency landing in New…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa defender Motjeka Madisha died early Sunday after crawling out of a burning car wreckage following an accident, a club official told AFP. The 25-year-old star was one of two occupants of a car that went out of control, hit an advertising board and burst into flames in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gerard Houllier who managed Premier League sides Liverpool and Aston Villa has died at the age of 73. The Frenchman, who spent six years at Anfield, has passed away just days after a heart operation. According to the Irish Mirror, the news was confirmed in France initially by both L’Equipe and RMC.