LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian gospel artiste, Nathaniel Bassey has been invited to perform at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast of US President-elect Donald Trump. The prayer breakfast, a non-governmental and non-political gathering, heralds Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC on January 20. The prayer breakfast which will be hosted by Reverend Merrie Turner, is billed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When former California Highway Patrol officer turned stay-at-home dad Gregg Musgrove started “treasure hunting,” the 56-year-old certainly never imagined he’d end up with a king’s bounty — the King of Pop, that is. A trove of cassette and DAT tapes containing unreleased Michael Jackson tracks were found in a storage unit deep…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kannywood industry is in mourning following the death of popular Hausa singer, El-Mu’az Muhammad Birniwa. The news of his passing was confirmed early Thursday by Abba El-Mustapha, the Executive Secretary of the Kano State Censorship Board, via a Facebook post. El-Mu’az reportedly collapsed on Wednesday while playing football in Kaduna and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, recently shared picture of his encounter with Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi at the airport. In the photo posted on 2Baba’s Instagram page, the singer is seen carrying Peter Obi’s bag as they walk through the airport. They later posed for photos…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A businessman identified as @LaceVine in the aviation industry has firmly clarified the widespread allegations that Nigerian musicians own private jets. He made this disclosure in reaction to a viral video from a fan of Grammy Award-winning artist, Burna Boy, which implied that the singer possesses his own private jet. The fan…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former America’s Got Talent contestant Emily Gold, who competed with the Los Osos High School dance team, has died by suicide, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department confirmed to EW. She was 17. Gold and her team, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., won fans with both an Usher medley tribute in June and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tito Jackson — a member of the famous family band The Jackson 5 and brother to Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson — died aged 70, his children confirmed on social media. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson is no…