LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Information and Culture, has asked the National Broadcasting Corporation Commission to halt the transmission of TV reality show, Big Brother Naija. The minister said the need to stop the reality show, which entered its fifth season on July 20, became imperative due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Acting…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian musician, Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, aka Patoranking, has awarded 10 Africans a full scholarship. According to reports, the 10 Africans were nominated from hundreds of applications from various young people across the continent. Patoranking took to his Instagram page to announce this on Friday. He wrote: “The Patoranking Scholars will be rewarded…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Someone really needs to call the Nollywood comic actor, Mr. Ibu, to order after his recent uncensored utterances concerning Covid-19 in Nigeria, because he should know that as a celebrity, his stance on a global crisis like this is capable of causing a lot of trouble for the country. Mr. Ibu, in…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian actress Actress Ini Edo has been reappointed to serve in the tourism sector of AkwaAbasibom state, Nigeria. The beautiful actress announced the reappointment on her Instagram page with a gorgeous photo of herself in sophisticated office wear, feeling grateful and honoured for the job given to her for the second…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After crying out on social media, Pa James has finally gotten a brand new home from a caring colleague. Top Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has come to the rescue of veteran actor, Kayode Olasehinde ‘Ajirebi’ aka Pa James after flood took over his home. The actress has now given him a brand…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghanaian Actress Rosemond Alade Brown better known as Akuapem Poloo has been arrested by the police over a nude photoshoot with her seven-year-old son which went viral on social media. According to Ghanaweb, Akuapem Poloo was picked up by operatives of Ghana’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and was sent to the headquarters…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In hindsight, it seems improbable that a former US Marine and high school football player born in San Francisco, nearly 8,000 miles away from Nigeria, would end up becoming arguably the biggest broadcast personality of a generation in Nigeria. But that’s exactly what happened with the late Dan Foster—the legendary radio presenter…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Reggae legend Bunny Wailer has offered a reward of Jamaican dollar one million for anyone who has information that can lead to the whereabouts of his wife Jean ‘Sister Jean’ Watt. Watt, 70, who is dreadlocked and about five feet, three inches tall, went missing from her home in Washington Gardens one…