LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned a song released by Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable. The song is entitled ‘Kuku Do Ritual’. According to MURIC, the song has the potential to encourage ritual killing and mislead Nigerian youths. Ritual killings are common in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burna Boy through his new single has given an active voice against the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters, bad governance, corruption, and police brutality in Nigeria. Burna Boy who released his new song in support of the incident that happened on the 20th of October, 2020 stated that nothing can be said…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A musician in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano has been sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad. An upper Sharia court in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area of the state said Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, 22, was guilty of committing blasphemy for a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March….
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of youth stormed the Kano Hisbah office on Wednesday over an alleged blasphemy song against the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The protesters holding placards alleged that the government and the security agents in the state are reluctant to act over the matter. The convener of the protest, Idris Ibrahim (known as Baba…