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…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A 72-year-old male passenger died on an Air Peace Flight P47182 from Calabar to Abuja Flight P47182 on Friday. The deceased allegedly had a case of paraplegia due to spinal injury since 2019 was travelling for medical check-up in Abuja. He became very sick mid-flight and upon arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pa Ayo Fasanmi elder statesman and a leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere died peacefully in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Wednesday night, his son Folabi said. The prominent Yoruba leader died aged 94. He would have been 95 on September 27. Folabi said in a statement announcing his father’s death:…
