LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In a shocking incident, the former Deputy Speaker Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Harford Oseke has passed away. Oseke tragically passed away on Monday after collapsing during his exercise routine at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the state capital. Following his collapse, he was pronounced dead, and his body…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A rising footballer has died during a match training session in Ogrute, a community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The victim, Chisom Oodo, slumped during the training session on Saturday and died, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. The President of Concerned Igbo-Eze North Youths, Chijioke Eze, told PREMIUM…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, has passed away at the age of 77. The football administrator, who was a key figure in African football for decades, died in Paris on Thursday, August 8, 2024, a day before his 78th birthday. He was a former 400m and…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Tuesday night as Nigeria’s iconic singer and songwriter, Onyeka Onwenu, slumped and died shortly after performing at a birthday party in Lagos. In a shocking turn of events, the music maestro affectionately known as the ‘Elegant Stallion,’ according to sources, died at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Senator from Anambra South, and an All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, is dead. SaharaReporters learnt that Ubah died in a hotel in London, the United Kingdom. He had left for London two days ago. His death was also confirmed on a group chat of senators who had started…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A prominent member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ekene Abubakar Adams, has passed away. Hon. Ekene was confirmed dead early this Tuesday morning, July 16, 2024, by his wife. Until his death, Adams was Chairman, House Committee on Sports, and represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. A former General Manager…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-An armed robbery suspect, identified by his nickname, Bob Jay, fell into an open well and died, Friday night, after he and other gang members raided a student hostel in the University of Cross River State, Unicross, Okuku campus. The robbers, according to a student of the school, who gave her name…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WWE Hall of Famer Sika Anoa’i, who won multiple WWE tag team titles with his brother Afa and is the father of current WWE star Roman Reigns, died Tuesday. He was 79. His death was announced by nephew Jahrus Anoa’i on Instagram. Jahrus wrote: “It is with profound sadness that I share…