Entertainment

Why I rejected Presidential Medal Of Freedom From Trump, Biden -Dolly Parton

LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Dolly Parton was twice offered the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Trump administration, but turned it down, she revealed on Monday. “I couldn’t accept it because my husband was ill,” she told “Today” in an interview set to air on Tuesday. “And then they asked me again about it and I […]

Feb 2 2021 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

Afro Juju Music Star, Shina Peters Ordained A Bishop

LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Afro Juju musician, Sir Shina Peters, has been ordained a bishop of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. The legendary singer was ordained at a ceremony in a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in the Iju area of Lagos on Saturday. The singer shared a video and photo of his ordination on his […]

Feb 1 2021 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

Alleged Credit Card Fraud: EFCC Produces More Evidence Against Naira Marley

LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial of Azeez Fashola, popular musician also known as Naira Marley continued on January 27, 2021 with Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos admitting more evidence against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Naira Marley for offence bordering on conspiracy and credit card […]

Jan 28 2021 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

Nigeria Burna Boy To Feature On Joe Biden/Kamala Harris Inauguration Playlist

LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s very own Burna Boy would be featured on the track for the US presidential inauguration taking place on Wednesday January 20, 2021. African Giant @burnaboygram ‘s ‘Destiny’ has been selected in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Presidential inauguration playlist! The inauguration would take place on Wednesday 20 January 2021. The Inauguration […]

Jan 19 2021 | Posted in Entertainment,International,National | Read More »

Fela’s Son, Seun Kuti To Float A Political Party

LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Musician Seun Kuti has revealed he will be registering the Movement of The People (MOP) as a political party. The 38-year-old shared a picture of an official letter written to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to demand the requirements for registration in an Instagram post on Thursday. The letter signed by […]

Jan 15 2021 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

Bruce Lee’s Closest Friend And Top Student Dies At 96

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Takauki Kimura, one of Bruce Lee’s top students and closest friends, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday at the age of 96. Known to his friends and supporters as “Taky,” the Japanese American martial artist devoted decades of his life to honoring Lee. As an important part of Lee’s life, […]

Jan 12 2021 | Posted in Entertainment,State | Read More »

2021 Grammys Award Postponed Due To COVID-19 Concerns

LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 63rd Grammy Awards will not take place Jan. 31 in Los Angeles, as had been planned by the Recording Academy, which presents the music industry’s most prestigious awards show. The organization said Tuesday that the annual ceremony — postponed due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19 — would instead take […]

Jan 6 2021 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

Afro Beat Star, Seun Kuti Arrested Over Shooting Incidence On His Street And Released

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, who went to the Lagos Police Command on Tuesday morning over the security siege to his Ikeja residence, was reportedly arrested and detained. Sources close to The Movement of the People (MOP), a political platform he had been floating with some activists and youth organisations, that Seun Kuti […]

Dec 23 2020 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

#EndSARS: 30 Policemen Besiege Seun Kuti’s House, Arrest Family Member

LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 30 armed policemen on Friday morning invaded popular singer and EndSARS activist, Seun Kuti’s residence, arresting a member of his family for yet-to-be-ascertained reasons. SaharaReporters learnt that the policemen stormed the residence in a desperate attempt to pick up the musician, but they met his absence, as he was […]

Dec 19 2020 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

R&B Star Akon, To Build $6bn Smart City In Senegal For Nationals, African Diaspora

LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Akon may not be lonely for much longer. The famed R&B singer is going ahead with plans to build a new $6 billion smart city in Senegal where nationals can live and work—and where members of the African Diaspora will always be welcome. The 47-year-old Senegalese American singer, known for hits like […]

Dec 16 2020 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »