LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has ordered the arrest of a musician, Adamu Ayuba for praising a bandit kingpin, Bello Turji in his music. In a viral music audio, Ayuba praised the terrorist, Turji, describing him as “a lion, untouchable and a great leader”. The governor’s order comes…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cheering news reaching us has it that Nigerian-born international music star, Mercy Ngozi Alu, has won the best up and coming female artist in Africa at the recently held Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards (HAPA Awards), in the US.. The Gospel and Afro-Pop artist earlier made headlines with her nomination in three…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has shut down his Abuja club, Hustle & Bustle, over the death of one of his clients. The Anambra-born club owner made this known in an Instagram post on Monday. It was gathered that the clubber died over the weekend but the circumstances of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rapper Oladimeji Aloba aka Mohbad an associate of Naira Marley was arrested over the weekend in Cyprus. The rapper made this known in his Instagram story. “I’ve been stuck at the Cyprus airport prison. The show promoter got me fucked up,” he wrote. Mohbad, who had performed at some shows in the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian singer and songwriter, Burna Boy and manager mum, Bose Ogulu have been accused of extortion by United States-based show promoter Emmanuel Chinyere Uzoh. Uzoh, who is the CEO of Gold Moola Entertainment, made the allegation against Burna Boy and his mum on the company’s official Instagram handle on Tuesday. He claims…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen who kidnapped former Council Chairman of Nkanu West Council area of Enugu state, and Nolly wood Actor, movie producer, Mr. Afam Nnaji have demanded for N10m ransom for his freedom. A family Source who made this known on Monday in Enugu said the movie Director was kidnapped on Sunday, on his…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Public Relation expects Issac Mayowa has said that Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage might lose major endorsement deals over her viral video scandal that surfaced online. Tiwa Savage’s alleged tape hit the internet on Monday night and social media went wild with different hot takes from fans and celebrities alike. While some…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS) — Africa’s largest film festival kicks off Saturday in Burkina Faso amid both the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing jihadi insurgency in the West African nation that has killed thousands of people and displaced more than 1 million in recent years. Alex Moussa Sawadogo, head of the Pan-African Film and TV…