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Don Lemon Exits CNN With $25m Payout After Being Terminated, But Asks For More

LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fired CNN anchor Don Lemon is leaving the network with at least $25 million — but has still lawyered up for a potential legal battle with his former employer, Page Six has exclusively confirmed. Lemon, the 51-year-old former co-host of “CNN This Morning,” had signed a high $7 million-a-year contract with CNN in September […]

Apr 26 2023 | Posted in Entertainment,International,National | Read More »

My Appointment Have Been ‘Terminated’ By CNN-Don Lemon

LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Don Lemon announced Monday that he’s been “terminated” by CNN. The embattled anchor, who joined the network in 2006, faced scrutiny over his alleged sexist behavior, surviving numerous on-air blunders during his tenure, like in February when he declared Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley “isn’t in her prime” at age 51. “I […]

Apr 25 2023 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

Global Internet Outage Hits CNN, New York Times, UK Govt , Social Media, Websites

LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Social media, streaming services and global news outlets including the New York Times and CNN were hit Tuesday by outages, with some users unable to access the sites. Some visitors to the affected websites received error messages that read, “Error 503 Service Unavailable,” while others read simply, “connection failure.” The United Kingdom’s […]

Jun 8 2021 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Just Let Journalists Do Their Jobs

Opinion by Nima Elbagir, CNN LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In Yemen’s Houthi-controlled north, four journalists — Abdul Khaleq Amran, Akram Al-Walidi, Hareth Humaid, and Tawfiq Al-Mansouri — are on death row. They are charged with treason and conspiring with “the enemy” — the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis. In Aden, the internationally recognized government’s capital in […]

Dec 21 2020 | Posted in Features,International,National | Read More »

Lekki Massacre: Despite FG Threat Of Sanction, CNN Stands By Its Report

LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cable News Network, CNN has reacted to the threat of sanctions from the Federal Government over its investigative report on the October 20 shooting incident at the Lekki tollgate. The international media house carried out an investigation into the incident and shared its findings on Wednesday, November 18. Read here. At a […]

Nov 19 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

#EndSARS Protest:CNN Releases Findings From Independent Investigation On Lekki Massacre

LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death. The full names of some interviewees and the identities of others have been withheld for their safety. Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother’s number. The person on the other end of the […]

Nov 18 2020 | Posted in National | Read More »

Lagos Hotel Bounces CNN Producer,Aisha Salaudeen Not Being Accompanied By Man

LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Harzoyka Resturant located in Ikeja, GRA, Lagos was reported to have prevented a female Nigerian journalist and producer of CNN Africa, Aisha Salaudeen and her female colleague from eating inside the restaurant because they were not accompanied by men. has called out a restaurant in the Ikeja area of Lagos for allegedly […]

Nov 9 2020 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Davido Name Missing As Burna Boy Top CNN Ten Biggest Music Stars In Africa (SEE LIST)

LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is reportd that the Cable News Network (CNN) has listed the top ten biggest music stars in Africa as Burna Boy tops the list while Davido’s name is missing. It is noted that the Nigerian singer and grammy-nominee, Burna Boy has been named the biggest music star in Africa. CNN is […]

Nov 26 2019 | Posted in Entertainment,National | Read More »

CNN Thrashes Trump As Court Orders White House to Return Reporter Press Pass

LAGOS NOVEMVER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judge in Washington has ordered the White House to return a CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass after it was revoked by the US Secret Service. The judge’s order held that the pass must be reinstated as a CNN lawsuit against Donald Trump continues. The judge ruled that the White House […]

Nov 17 2018 | Posted in International | Read More »

CNN Drags Trump’s Administration To Court For Barring Reporter

LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-CNN sued Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, alleging the White House violated journalist Jim Acosta’s rights under the constitution by revoking his press credentials following a heated exchange with the US president. “The wrongful revocation of these credentials violates CNN and Acosta’s First Amendment rights of freedom of the press, and their […]

Nov 13 2018 | Posted in International | Read More »