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…
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…
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…
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…
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…