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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Musician Seun Kuti has denied pulling a gun at a man during a clash with partygoers who blocked the entrance of his home on Saturday on Akin Osinyemi Street, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. Seun was called out by party goers on Twitter. A woman identified as Temitayo Ayetoto who describes herself…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has announced that he will be the best man at his driver’s wedding. The ‘FEM’ crooner said this in a tweet on Thursday. “My driver getting married …. and I’m his best man,” he wrote. Afeare Israel also known as Israel DMW is the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since his death in 2009, Michael Jackson has perennially landed at the top of Forbes‘ annual list of the top-earning deceased celebrities, and this year is no exception. The late King of Pop has notched his eighth consecutive year at #1 on the tally, after bringing in $48 million, although that figure…