LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that he enjoys wine as an alternative to drinking water. He said rather than giving the necessary inspiration and satisfaction, water takes up space and he tries to avoid water as much as possible. Speaking in an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo, the literary icon…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-It has been nearly 50 years since Bruce Lee’s death. The actor and martial arts icon suddenly died on July 20, 1973 in Hong Kong, with officials ruling at the time that the cause was cerebral oedema — brain swelling, amid much speculation. However, a new research paper proposes that Lee’s death…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-North Koreans have been banned from laughing or drinking for 11 days to mark the tenth anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death. Government authorities have ordered the public not to show any signs of happiness while North Korea commemorates Kim Jong Il’s death, DailyMail reports. Kim ruled North Korea from…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No than 600 Iranians have died from the consumption of high-concentrated alcohol believing it protects against the coronavirus. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Ghulam Hussein Ismaili, as saying that the number of deaths due to drinking neat alcohol had reached a disturbing figure, adding that…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A report by Legit Naija has cautioned Nigerians to stop drinking ‘gari’ as per advice from a medical expert. According to the post, the call to stop the consumption of ‘garri’ was made by Dr. Boniface Okolo, the director of Public Health, Enugu state. According to him, this must be done to…