LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Using marijuana as little as once per month is associated with a higher risk of both heart attack and stroke, according to a large study published Wednesday by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital. The risks rose sharply the more frequently marijuana was used. The paper, which was published in the Journal of…
cial Cuase of Death, LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Just one day after news that the icon had passed away, Tina Turner‘s official cause of death has been revealed. The musical legend—born Anna Mae Bullock—died on May 24 of natural causes, her rep told the Daily Mail on Thursday, May 25. She was 83. As Parade previously…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The proprietor of Markaz Arabic and Islamic Training Institute, Agege, Lagos, Sheikh Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory, reportedly suffered a stroke during a sermon in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The incident, Daily Trust reliably gathered, occurred on Thursday during the Nikkah ceremony of the daughter of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Alfa…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army. Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria’s war for independence, had ruled the North African country for two decades before his resignation in April…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The death of the Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), shook Nigerians and Christians in Africa. More than two weeks after his death, tributes keep pouring in for the late preacher, who was known for his charitable works. His death is hard too bear for his…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tears flowed freely on Sunday as members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations gathered on the church’s premises to mourn the death of their General Overseer, Temitope Joshua. The church road was crowded with people who were prevented from entering the church. Men and women wailed uncontrollably as others laid their…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran Yoruba actor, Samuel Akinpelu aka Alabi Yellow died today in his home in Ikorodu, Lagos. It should be recalled that the actor had been afflicted with a stroke in March shortly after the demise of his wife. However, the actor had got a lifeline of N10m from a popular philanthropist, Reverend…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor widely known as Mr. Ibu, has narrated how he was brought back to life by God after he was killed by unknown men. Mr. Ibu said he would not have been alive to tell his story if not for God who gave him a second chance to…