LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano, Wednesday, ordered a retrial of the death sentence against a singer who was accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. The singer, Aminu Yahaya-Sharif, 24, a resident of Sharifai in the Kano metropolis, was accused of committing blasphemy against the prophet of Islam in a…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chris Eburu, manager of the late veteran musician Victor Uwaifo, has been charged to court over an alleged forgery of the latter’s will, the singer’s family recently announced. The family made this known while distancing itself from alleged plans by Chris to raise funds for the one-year anniversary of the singer’s death….
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of a stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia in the early hours of Saturday, regional emergency services said. Other infrastructure was also damaged when gusts battered the Medusa Festival, a huge…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Actor Kenneth Jideofor aka Aguba has stated his ‘real’ citizenship, claiming he’s certainly not a Nigerian. Aguba, who was recently rescued from the streets of Enugu and given a home by General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, in one of the church’s free estates in Port-Harcourt, raised eyebrows…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Trans women and men and non-binary people in Nigeria are nervously eyeing a parliamentary proposal that seeks to criminalise cross-dressing. It aims to amend the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (SSMPA) and defines cross-dressing as the “practice of wearing clothes usually worn by a person of the opposite sex”. Anyone found guilty could…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Legendary Juju Singer Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi has lost one of his sons, Olayinka Olalekan Obey-Fabiyi. According to sources, the late Olayinka died on Friday. The 48-yr-old Olayinka was interred on Saturday. . The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. The death of…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For being the subject of an investigation relating to criminal activities, organisers of The Headies awards on Tuesday evening disqualified singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, from its 15th edition scheduled to hold later this year. The organisers also cited a claim that he’s the founder of ‘One million Boys’, a suspected cult…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered an investigation into the comments by controversial artist, Habeeb Okikiola also known as Portable that he founded a cult group. Portable had in a viral video boasted to have formed ‘One Million Boys’ cult group. The group had caused unrest in many parts of…