LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-Celeste Arantes, the mother of Brazilian football legend Pele, has died aged 101, outliving her famous son by 18 months, the family announced Friday. Arantes was 17 when she gave birth to her first child on October 23, 1940, a baby who would grow up to be the man widely considered the…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Mr. Ferdinand Agu, former Director General of the defunct National Maritime Authority (NMA), now known as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has died. Agu, who attended a traditional wedding in Abuja yesterday and was there until about 9 pm, died this morning after suffering a heart attack. A source…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 68-year-old woman, identified as Alhaja Iyabo, said to have lost over N50 million cash in the ongoing demolition of shanties in the Alaba Rago market area of Ojo by the Lagos State Government, has died. Alhaja Iyabo, a dealer in rice and beans, reportedly developed a heart problem after discovering that…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ibrahim Lamorde, the former chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, is dead. He was 61. Mr Lamorde died in Egypt where he had travelled for medical treatment, a close associate told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning. Born on 20 December 1962, Mr Lamorde joined the Nigerian Police in 1986 and retired as a…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet to be identified man has died allegedly watching football in an open bar along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway in Lagos. It was discovered that the deceased, a man in his fifties, was a frequent patron of the open bar prior to the incident and had visited on May 15, 2024, to watch…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Alice Stewart, a veteran political adviser and CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58. Law enforcement officials told CNN that Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Bellevue neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected, and officers believe a medical emergency occurred. “Alice was a…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The secretary general of Nigeria witches and wizards, Doctor Okhue Iboi, has died. According to OpenLife he died in the early hours of Sunday, May 12, 2024 at his home town in Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area, Edo State. He was 65 years old. The trado-medical practitioner who, in some of…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles forward, Tijani Babangida, was involved in a tragic car accident on Thursday, resulting in the loss of his younger brother, Ibrahim Babangida. Tijani Babangida, renowned for his contributions to Nigerian football, notably as part of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic team that clinched the gold medal, currently serves as the…