LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-US rapper Fatman Scoop has died aged 53 after collapsing at his concert on Friday in Connecticut, his representative has told the BBC. He was halfway through his set at the Town Center Park in the city of Hamden when he collapsed on stage. Mayor Lauren Garrett said in a post to…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s first medallist at the Olympic Games, Nojim Maiyegun, has died this Monday. According to information gathered from multiple sources, Maiyegun, aged 85 died of natural causes in Vienna, Austria where he had been living for years. Known to be virtually impaired for years, he was reportedly in and out of hospital…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Heartland’s Media Officer, Olatunde Liadi confirmed the death of the Heartland FC coach and former U-20 goalkeeper, Christian Obi In a statement on Saturday, following a ghastly accident involving one of the team’s buses on their way to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, for a pre-season tournament on Friday. “With sadness…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple-vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The accident occurred near Chevron, heading toward Ikota, along the expressway. Preliminary investigation revealed that a high-capacity ‘T&M’ bus (AKD 952 XZ) lost control due to brake failure while speeding, colliding…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ogun State, Barrister ‘Niyi Ijalaye, is dead. It was reliably gathered that the Ogun REC slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening after a meeting of RECs at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. A source at the Ogun State…
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…