LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State has disclosed that plans are underway to reposition the annual calabar festival and transform it into a veritable platform for African discourse. The governor who discribed the carnival as Africa’s biggest street party stressed that he has a burning desire to see Africans speak in…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS) Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, on Sunday reacted to the death of legendary reggae artist, Ras Kimono. Sharing a photograph of him and the late musician, the lawmaker said “what a dark day”. In a tweet, Melaye wrote, “Ras Kimono and myself in my village(Aiyetoro Gbede) on 31st December…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Legendary musician, Ukeleke Onwubuya, better known as Ras Kimono, is dead. He passed away Sunday morning in Lagos. Ras Kimono was known for the hit singles ‘Under pressure’ and ‘We no want’. Metro News reports that he was scheduled to travel to the United States Saturday night, but complained of not feeling…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A now viral you-tube video captured Davido’s girlfriend, Chioma Avril Rowland, lashing out on him in London. Though the details remain sketchy, it appeared that she was in no mood for the singer over an undisclosed issue, however, Davido was heard telling his friend to tell her that he is international. Wanting…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The managers of Nigerian artiste, Falz, has reacted to an ultimatum given to the singer by an Islamic group, MURIC to take down his ‘This is Nigeria’ video or face actions from them. The Islamic group, Muslims Rights Concern, MURIC, yesterday released a statement ordering Falz to take down the video which,…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Falz may be facing legal actions for his video ‘This Is Nigeria’ as The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked him to withdraw the video and apologize to Nigerians. In the recently released video, some girls dressed in hijab were seen dancing the “shaku shaku” dance. Responding to criticisms that trailed the…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s saddening how some people carry negative comments all over social media with the aim of bring down people with their words. A fan of 2baba Idibia recently trolled his children saying they looked malnourished and unkempt. It all started when the artiste’s son, Nino, posted a picture of him and his…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2018 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) annual calendar of programmes will be unveiled on Monday, May 21, 2018 by the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government of the Republic of Ghana, and the International Committee of AFRIMA during a world media event and music conference scheduled for Accra, the…