LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A female broadcast journalist, working at Ogun State Television (OGTV), Abeokuta, Mrs. Bukola Agbakaizu on Monday slumped and died while preparing for afternoon shift duty at the state-owned television station. Agbakaizu’s death was confirmed by the Secretary, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ogun State Council, Mr. Bunmi Adigun, in a statement issued in…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A popular liquor joint operator has slumped and d!ed in Oro town, an agrarian community in Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo State. The victim, identified as Orobola Akinduro, was reportedly seen earlier in the day, hale and hearty, attending to her customers. A few hours later, she was said to have…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-A prominent Lagos hotelier, Otunba Kunle Akinyele, tragically passed away on Saturday after collapsing during a church thanksgiving service held in honour of his wife’s 60th birthday. The incident occurred at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Iyanu, Odemuyiwa District Headquarters, Egbeda, Lagos State, leaving family, friends, and well-wishers in deep shock. In a now-viral…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRAGERS)-The boxing world has been thrown into mourning following the unfortunate death of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, who collapsed and died during a fight at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana, Saturday night. Olanrewaju was competing against Ghanaian boxer John Mbanugu, also known as “Power,” in an undercard fight of…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) attached to the Zone 9 Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) slumped and died on Thursday while having a meal at an eatery within the command premises in Umuahia, Abia state. Sources revealed that the officer had just returned from an investigative operation with his…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian movie industry has once again been plunged into grief as renowned director Rotimi Raji, fondly known as Genius, has been confirmed dead. According to reports making waves online, Raji was found lifeless in his bathroom, barely a day after Valentine’s Day. He had reportedly slumped. Living alone in Baruwa, Ipaja,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Major General Christopher Jemitola rtd., is dead. Jemitola tragically passed away on Thursday after collapsing at the IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja. Sources close to his family confirmed that the retired military officer was rushed to the hospital immediately after the incident…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A district head in the Zazzau emirate council of Kaduna State slumped at an occasion, on Thursday, and later died at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar gayan Zaria. The Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, slumped attending an occasion along with the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Confirming…