LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A mosque in London is under investigation by the charities watchdog after a preacher encouraged husbands to beat their wives. Yasin Munye, an Islamic scholar at Hackney Islamic Community Centre, urged men to “discipline” their wives if they disobeyed them, footage posted on the mosque’s YouTube channel showed. The National Secular Society…
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada-based Nigerian men who are couple have taken to social media to release their pre-wedding photos as they set to walk down the aisle. The Nigerian couple who are gay are spotted in traditional attire and they are identified as @iambrightj and @oraifk on the photo and video sharing platform, Instagram. @iambrightj…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died last Saturday at 95, and the Vatican requested that President Joe Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. Benedict made the request prior to his death. The U.S. will send Joe Donnelly, ambassador of the Holy See, “in line with…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Normally when the World Cup comes around, Germans happily wave their country’s flag and enthusiastically back their team. Not this time. Anyone walking around Berlin this week will struggle to notice any signs of World Cup fervor. There are no flags, no signs, no public viewing events – no indication that the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A magistrate’s court sitting at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano has sentenced Kannywood actress, Sadiya Haruna, to six months in prison without an option of fine. She was arraigned before the court on charges of defaming her ex-boyfriend and singer, Isa A. Isa. In a viral video, the actress was…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uganda announced plans on Thursday for a bill that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals, saying the legislation would curb a rise in unnatural sex in the east African nation. The bill – colloquially known as “Kill the Gays” in Uganda – was nullified five years ago on a technicality and…
