LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Manchester City youth team player Jeremy Wisten has tragically passed away, aged just 17 years old. The cause of death is currently unknown and Wisten’s family are yet to comment. Born in Malawi, Wisten moved to the UK with his family as a child. He joined City in 2016 and played for…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a colonel after an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists. The army described D.C. Bako as “one of our gallant and finest war heroes.” PREMIUM TIMES reported the ambush, near Damboa, which led to the death of Mr Bako, a colonel who also commands an…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist who was the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94. Gates died peacefully Monday at his beach home in Washington state from Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced Tuesday. In an obituary, the family credited the patriarch with a “deep commitment to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-John Felagha, former Flying Eagles of Nigeria goalkeeper, is dead. He was aged 26. This was announced by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), on its Twitter handle on Monday who stated that Felagha died in Senegal on Sunday. The football federation writes: “Former National U17 and U20 goalkeeper John Felagha has died….
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Months after losing his wife to cancer, Senator Ben Bruce loses brother in-law to COVID-19 Months after losing his wife to cancer, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has lost his brother-in-law, Dr David Hargett, to the dreaded disease, COVID-19. Ben Bruce shared the sad news on his Twitter handle on Saturday, August 29….
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An unforgettable sight to those who watched him wrestle, former wrestling star James “Kamala” Harris died at age 70, WWE announced on Sunday. Kamala was billed as being born and raised in Uganda, and in a portrayal that is cringeworthy today but was the norm for pro wrestling back then, was often…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former senator from Ogun state, Buruji Kashmau, has died of complications from COVID-19. Former senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, who broke the news on Twitter on Saturday said Kashamu died at First Cardiologist Consultants in Lagos. He was aged 62. Murray Bruce writes: “I have just lost my good friend of forever to…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Akwa Ibom state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ini Okopido is dead. A top member of the party in the state, who confirmed the sad incident, disclosed that Okopido died in the early hours of Wednesday at the Ibom Multispecialty Hospital (IBH), Uyo. According to the source, Okopido died…