LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Brazilian barber who cut Pele’s hair for more than 60 years is lamenting the loss of both a customer and a close friend. Joao Araujo, whose nickname is Didi, has his shop not far from the stadium where the football legend once played for the Santos team. On Monday and Tuesday,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister of Transportation Mu’azu Jaji Sambo joins Nigeria Port Consultative Forum (NPCF) and all maritime stakeholders in mourning the demise of the Chairman, Nigeria Port Consultative Forum (NPCF), Otunba Kunle Folarin, who died few days ago after a brief illness. Reacting to the news of his death in a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of Nigeria’s First Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, who died yesterday. In a Condolence Message released to the press, Obi said he was pained by the death of the elder statesman, who he described as a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the shooting at Enugu-Ukwu, Anambra State, yesterday targeted at the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, describing it as “unfortunate and condemnable”. Speaking to newsmen at the Abuja Airport, Obi said he was saddened when he heard about the news, especially…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The executives and members of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN), a vanguard body of all journalists covering the security beat nationwide, on Friday mourned Late Inspector General of Police (Rtd.), Tafa Balogun, whose sad demise occurred on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Reddington Hospital, Lagos. The late IGP, who was Nigeria’s…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Former Governor Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the terror attack that rocked Ondo State, in which many lives were reportedly lost, describing it as a very sad day in the history of the nation. Suspected terrorists were said to have blown up St Francis…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi has described the late Mrs Charity Maduka as a great loss to humanity. In a statement from his Media Office, he said he had known Mrs Maduka not just as a dutiful and God-fearing wife, but also a…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, vice presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, has expressed deep pain over the death, on Saturday, of Yonka Odumakin, Afenifere spokesman. Describing it as a personal loss in view of his closeness to late Odumakin and his wife, Joe Okei-Odumakin, Obi said in a statement…