Afrobeats star Davido’s custody dispute with his estranged partner, Sophia Momodu, escalated online after the singer mistakenly directed criticism at the wrong individual. The development followed a ...

Ron Kenoly, a worship leader who maintained a multi-decade career as a gospel singer, died Tuesday morning. The news about Kenoly's death was confirmed by his friend, musician Bruno Miranda, who ...

Religion has long provided a stimulus for jazz. Figures as august as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane drew profound inspiration from their faith, though their reception varied. Ellington's religious ...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The victim of a shooting during a church basketball game has died. According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office, the victim has been identified as 18 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A shooting during a pickup basketball game at Grace Life Fellowship church left one person in critical condition and shook a community that has used the facility for outreach ...

The family and friends of late gospel singer, Bunmi Akinnaanu, popularly known as Omije Ojumi have announced schedule for her final burial rites after she died on January 12 after a prolonged illness.

Popular gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu, widely known as Omije Ojumi, has died. Her death was announced on Tuesday in a statement issued by her family and shared via the Instagram page of her colleague, ...

Rosa Lee Johnson, born on August 13, 1925, in Bucklin, Kansas, to parents Franklin Henry McKey and Martha Fern (Smith) McKey, went to be with the Lord on January 5, 2026, at the age of 100. A resident ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A lawsuit accuses gospel singer Donnie McClurkin of sexually assaulting his former male assistant. “All these ...

McClurkin's attorney denied the allegations and said they were "categorically false" Prince Williams/Wireimage A man filed a lawsuit filed on Friday, Jan. 2 in New York County Supreme Court against ...

Donnie McClurkin, the Grammy award-winning gospel singer and pastor, is at the center of an explosive lawsuit filed by a man who says McClurkin abused him for years and once apologized for his actions ...

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