Chieftain of ADC and Presidential hopeful yesterday joined family, friends, and associates in prayer for the repose of Haijiya Umma El-Rufai at the funeral of the late mother of my dear brother, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. Obi on his X page said, “I extend my sincere condolences to Mallam Nasir @elrufai and the entire family….
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-In a poignant exchange of words during the funeral service of former Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe, Nigeria’s political arena witnessed a moment of confrontation between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The incident, occurring amidst the solemn atmosphere of mourning, underscored deep-seated tensions within the country’s political…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman thought to be dead by her relatives made a miraculous return to the land of the living at her own wake. Relatives of Bella Montoya, 76, were paying their respects to her at her wake on June 9 hours after she was pronounced dead by hospital staff at Martin Icaza…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died last Saturday at 95, and the Vatican requested that President Joe Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. Benedict made the request prior to his death. The U.S. will send Joe Donnelly, ambassador of the Holy See, “in line with…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Foreign heads of state heading to London for the state funeral of late Queen Elizabeth II have been advised to use commercial flights to land in the United Kingdom. Politico reported, based on official documents it had obtained, saying that only the heads of state and their spouses or partners from each…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An elephant in eastern India killed a 70-year-old woman and then returned to her funeral to trample her corpse. The incident occurred in Odisha state on Thursday, police said. Maya Murmu was at a tube well drawing water in Mayurbhanj district’s Raipal village when the wild elephant appeared out of nowhere. Authorities…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young Iraqi wedding party turned into a funeral after the groom’s father accidentally killed his son. The groom was killed after his father shot in his wedding ceremony an expression of joy that suddenly turned into a tragedy after he was hit by a bullet in the chest area, in addition…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have shot dead 11 taxi drivers returning to Johannesburg from the funeral of a colleague in Kwa-Zulu Natal, a police spokesman said on Sunday. The drivers, who were members of the Gauteng taxi association, were in a minibus driving along the R74 when unknown gunmen launched an ambush and opened fire….
