LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned a song released by Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable. The song is entitled ‘Kuku Do Ritual’. According to MURIC, the song has the potential to encourage ritual killing and mislead Nigerian youths. Ritual killings are common in…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)- As the 2023 general elections inches closer, Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede has pitched her tent with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. In a post on her Instagram page, the actress noted that times are hard and tough. “As one born in the early 80s, I have vivid memories…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran Nollywood actor, Femi Ogunrombi, popularly known as Papa Ajasco, is dead. His death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle on Sunday. He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the ‘Papa…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven people were killed and 29 injured at Calabar Carnival on Tuesday when a car lost control and rammed into a crowd of onlookers, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Maikano Hassan, confirmed the number of casualties to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)….
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of musician Stephen Marley and the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, has died. He was 31. A rep for the singer confirmed Marley’s death to Rolling Stone, but did not give a cause of death. The Jamaican American reggae artist was allegedly found unresponsive in a vehicle, according to an…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of skit makers is on the rise in Nigeria, where 63 percent of its over 200 million population are living in multidimensional poverty. Many young people are using their talents and the digital space to make people happy while also earning a living amid high unemployment rate, which the National…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lambeth Police has confirmed that many people were seriously injured and some have been hospitalised after a large crowd tried to get into a concert in London last night without tickets to watch Nigerian singer Asake perform. Police were called to the Brixton O2 Academy at 9.35 pm on Thursday following reports…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Disc jockey DJ Cuppy has officially announced her engagement to British boxer Ryan Taylor. This is coming weeks after the news already stormed the internet, as seen in a video that surfaced on social media. Cuppy has been mute about the engagement news since it got widely reported, but yesterday, December 12,…