LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tributes have poured in for a “loving father” who di£d suddenly while playing football in Limerick. 30-year-old Lotanna, who was originally from Nigeria, was expecting his second child when he di£d on Thursday, September 18 in Limerick. A fundraiser has been launched for the family he left behind, including his fiancée Roisin, their son…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A British dad drowned in a hotel pool while playing with his grandchildren – just hours before he was due to watch his son get married. John Fazackerley, 60, failed to resurface during game in the water with the youngsters and, although guests and paramedics dashed to perform CPR, the retired builder…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kannywood industry is in mourning following the death of popular Hausa singer, El-Mu’az Muhammad Birniwa. The news of his passing was confirmed early Thursday by Abba El-Mustapha, the Executive Secretary of the Kano State Censorship Board, via a Facebook post. El-Mu’az reportedly collapsed on Wednesday while playing football in Kaduna and…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Uganda’s hardline President Yoweri Museveni has warned citizens planning anti-corruption protests Tuesday that they are “playing with fire.” The upcoming protests come after a wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations that rattled neighboring country Kenya where at least 50 people were killed in clashes with security forces, according to figures released by the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- A former international football player was shot and killed in Mexico during a friendly game. During the game, Sergio Jáuregui, 38, was shot six times in Cuautla, Morelos’ Santa Inés neighborhood. The attacker reportedly opened fire at close range as the former Bolivian defender went to the bench to rehydrate. According…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said he is unsure about his participation in the next World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026, when he will be 39. “I don’t know if I will get there,” he told Argentine media personality Miguel Garrados in an interview…
00 LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck on Sunday at the University of Lagos, after a 100 level student of the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Science, Simon Adokwu, slumped and died while playing football on the premises of the school in Akoka, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Adokwu, after attending church service,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Royal Charleroi have confirmed that Super Eagles defender Valentine Ozornwafor is in good condition following a major scare on Saturday night, after he collapsed twice in The Zebras’s 3-0 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the Belgian topflight. The two-cap Eagles defender was taken off in…