What will you do if someone comes knocking on your door one day and asks you to sacrifice a member of your family in order to save the world from the apocalypse? Would you believe them, or would you do everything in your power to save your family from the strangers who appear to be…
Netflix is soon to release Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody biopic movie. As reported by The News, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is a Sony production that hit theatres on December 23. It is written by Anthony McCarten and directed by Kasi Lemmons. The movie stars Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton…
With 3:43 to go in the fourth quarter, Klay Thompson rose above Dillon Brooks to knock down a 20-foot jump shot to put the Golden State Warriors up 16. As reported by ESPN, Brooks stumbled backward, falling over in the process. As Thompson ran back on defense, he leaned over Brooks, side shuffling three times…
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Christmas Day took a turn for the worse after halftime, with the Mavericks blitzing L.A. in the third quarter to win 124-115, L.A.’s fourth straight loss without Anthony Davis. Lakers coach Darvin Ham has continued to start the 6-foot-1 Patrick Beverley alongside the 6-1 Dennis Schroder in the backcourt since the…
Liverpool have beaten out top rivals to the World Cup star with the Netherlands, further fortifying an attack that can go toe-to-toe with anyone in Europe as reported by Goal. “PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the upcoming transfer of Cody Gakpo,” wrote PSV in an official statement. “The 23-year-old attacker will…
The Premier League title race is about to get real for Arsenal. For the first time since Arsene Wenger’s “Invincibles” won the club’s last title in 2003-04, Arsenal feel like a team that can go all the way and take the trophy to the Emirates. But manager Mikel Arteta’s side have only done the easy…
Arsenal padded their lead in the Premier League with a barnstorming, come-from-behind 3-1 win over West Ham United at the Emirates on Monday night. Arsene Wenger looked on from the stands in north London for the first time since leaving the club in 2018 following his 22 years as Gunners manager, as table-topping Arsenal moved…
Newcastle United’s Joelinton won a penalty and netted a first-half header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester City that took his side up to second in the Premier League table on Monday. Leicester defender Daniel Amartey got the match off to a terrible start for the hosts, gifting Newcastle a penalty when he chopped down…
Harry Kane shook off his World Cup disappointment to spark a Tottenham Hotspur revival in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Brentford on Monday as the Premier League roared back to life. An early goal by Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney’s close-range strike shortly after the interval put Brentford 2-0 up as Spurs struggled to deal…
Prosecutors of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that filed a lawsuit against former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have alleged that the crypto exchange’s executives hid $8 billion in liabilities in fake customer accounts, Business Insider reported. SBF’s directed FTX was the world’s second-largest crypto exchange before a liquidity crunch pushed the company into bankruptcy….
Referee Szymon Marciniak has hit back at French accusations of bias and that he should have disallowed Argentina’s third goal during the World Cup final. The Polish official has been widely praised for his performance during football’s biggest showpiece event, in which Argentina claimed a third world title, defeating France on penalties after a thrilling…
Only just a second week into its premiere, the sequel to Avatar, has been a major success at the box office. Avatar: The Way of Water has currently brought in $2.9 billion USD globally, a strong second week to start of the holiday season. While the second film has only just been released in theaters,…
The 26-acre compound in Greece that has a starring role i Netflix’s new “Knives Out” mystery flick has been listed on Zillow. Featuring a total of 17 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms, the glass onion-topped property is located on the Aegean Sea, and spans 29,000 square feet. It has been listed on the Real Estate site…
The series Wednesday, produced and directed by Tim Burton and which premiered on Netflix on November 23, has become the second most watched series in the streaming platform’s history, surpassing Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and behind only Stranger Things. As reported by Marca, according to figures released by Nielsen, Wednesday has been watched for…
Nigerian veteran rapper, Vector Tha Viper has married his longtime girlfriend, Yinka Coker, at an intimate wedding ceremony on the 22nd of December 2022. Photos and videos of the rapper’s nuptials had surfaced on the internet via Instagram stories from friends and family members of the newly weds. The media receipts had featured videos of…
President Barack Obama shared his end-of-the-year song list titled the Music Of 2022, and fans are excited about the inclusion or the presence of three top Nigerian artists on the list. The year 2022 has been huge for afrobeats, and this has been very obvious on the end of the year of some of the…
Gal Gadot still does not know if she will continue to give life to Wonder Woman in the DC universe, and less with the changes that the new CEOs, Pete Safran and James Gunn, are making with the world’s most iconic superheroes. But at least next year she will be seen in one of the…
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has suggested he will only select players who were not involved in the World Cup for his side’s Boxing Day match at Brentford. The Premier League resumes on Monday, just eight days after the World Cup final in Qatar.Conte has already said his players who were involved in the final –…
England midfielder Kalvin Phillips returned from the World Cup overweight and not in the right condition to play, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has revealed. As reported by the CNN, Phillips was used for only 40 minutes as a substitute at the finals, having not started for City since his move from Leeds United in…
The referee who took charge of the 2022 World Cup final, Szymon Marciniak, has admitted he made a mistake during the game between Argentina and France. Marciniak became the first official from Poland to oversee the biggest game in world football last Sunday. He has received plenty of applause from pundits and fans for his…
Internationally recognized singer, Wizkid Balogun, announces free show performance while clarifying his statement about having a final show in Lagos in 2022. It would be recalled that the singer once made the announcement that his December show in Lagos would be his last. During his concert on Christmas Eve, Wizkid eased the tension in the…
Controversial Nigerian singer and songwriter, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable, was recently attacked and stoned on stage by angry fans in the Agege area of Lagos State in Nigeria. The concert, which was held at the Agege Stadium, has Portable enlisted for the show titled ‘Afro and the Beats’. A mild drama started when the show…
Kanye West‘s termination from adidas has reportedly left the sportswear giant in a bit of a bind and stuck with a massive overstock of Yeezy sneakers. According to the Financial Times, adidas is frantically trying to figure out how to shift $530 million worth of the rapper and producer’s once hugely popular shoe. Back in…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is willing to let Brazilian midfielder, Fred join Paris Saint-Germain. For this reason, the Old Trafford landlords have set their asking price for the 29-year-old midfielder. The World Cup star is being chased by Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United will let him go for £30 million or more. Fred…
Hollywood star Lupita Nyong’o has announced her romance with TV host and designer Selema Masekela, sharing a video of them snapping back and forth while changing into different outfits with Iniko’s “The King’s Affirmation – Chill Mix” playing on the background. “We just click! @selema” Lupita wrote in the caption, adding the hashtags #thisismylove #nuffsaid….
The health of Pele has reportedly been in constant decline since his admission to Albert Einstein Medical Center in Sao Paulo back in late November. His daughter, Kely Nascimento, shared an emotional photo of her and the soccer legend at the hospital on Friday. Despite multiple reports that Pele, 82, is getting closer to losing…
In this exclusive interview, BellaNaija’s Dami sits down with Genoveva Umeh (who plays Zina), Tomi Ojo (who plays Rahila), and Elma Mbadiwe (who plays Carmen) to discuss their different roles in this much-talked-about miniseries, how they brought the characters to life, lessons they learned, favorite scenes, and their favorite moments on set. Watch below: The…
Marlian Music trailblazer Zinoleesky has dropped his highly anticipated EP, “Grit and Lust.” With a number of hits under his belt, Zinoleesky continues to assert his presence and stamp his footprints in the current lore of Afrobeat. “Grit and Lust,” has Mavin’s princess Ayra Starr and the Omah Lay on it. Listen below:
At an intimate dinner with friends and love ones, award-winning journalist and Senior Editor, Africa at CNN Stephanie Busayo announced her engagement to her boo Francois-Xavier Bediham, showing off her rock as they danced to Yemi Sax playing in the background. We’re wishing the couple a lifetime of love and happiness. Watch the video below:…
France has launched an official complaint against Argentina’s goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for continuously trolling French footballer, Kylian Mbappe, after the South American country won the 2022 World Cup. While Mbappe got four goals past Martinez during the World Cup final match, the Argentine goalkeeper has been enmeshed in a one-sided feud with the French footballer….
US Open soccer league has banned celebrity chef, Salt Bae, from attending its soccer final match following the chef’s fiasco at the 2022 World Cup final celebration. As reported by PUNCH, the Turkish chef had come under criticism for entering the field to celebrate with World Cup winners Argentina, where he was seen in videos…
In case you missed it, Disney’s latest animated movie Strange World — the studio’s 61st — made its way to Disney+ and all other major digital platforms just in time for the holidays, and you can enjoy it as early as today. In order to celebrate the streaming platform debut of the movie, Disney decided…
In a courtroom that quickly turned chaotic after a trial that seethed with tension both cultural and personal, a Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion, which left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet and could send…
Twitter announced that view counts for tweets are now visible on iOS and Android and that they’ll be coming soon to the web (I’ve already started to see them there). The feature lets you see how many times someone has looked at your tweet, or anyone else’s, though there are a few exceptions that we’ll…
Police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was injured at the EFL Cup tie between Manchester City and Liverpool. The girl was treated for head injuries at Etihad Stadium on Thursday. Greater Manchester Police said it was also investigating an assault on the junction of Ashton New Road and Alan Turing Way. A man was…
Considered unlucky by many not to have won the Golden Glove award at the recent 2022 FIFA World Cup after his heroics for Croatia, Dominik Livaković has now been included by FIFA in their list of nominees for The Best Men’s Goalkeeper Award. As reported by Croatia Week, the Best FIFA Football Awards will take…
Barcelona continue to be hopeful in their interest to sign Gabriel Martinelli as the Brazillian contract talk with Arsenal keeps stalling. As reported by Vanguard, Martinelli has had a fantastic breakthrough season in the Premier League. notching five goals as he has helped Arsenal to the summit of the table. The Brazilian is expected to…
Up-and-coming American rapper, Big Scarr has died at the age of 22. The musician – born Alexander Woods – was reported dead by The Shaderoom on Thursday, and his passing was confirmed by rapper Gucci Mane, whose record label, Gucci Mane’s 1017 Records, he was signed to. The cause of Scarr’s death is currently unknown,…
The NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” is heading to YouTube. As reported by Yahoo Entertainment, Google and the NFL officially agreed to bring the popular service to YouTube starting next season, the league and YouTube announced in an official statement Thursday. “YouTube has long been a home for football fans, whether they’re streaming live games, keeping up…
A lawsuit filed by a pair of disgruntled Ana de Armas fans over the 2019 rom-com Yesterday could have far-reaching ramifications for movie studios. On Tuesday a judge in California allowed parts of a lawsuit accusing Universal of false advertising to proceed, ruling that a movie trailer “constitutes commercial speech” and is not entitled to…
Christina Hall updated fans on her health, revealing on Thursday she has “mercury and lead poisoning.” The 39-year-old Flip or Flop star said she was experiencing some “unexplained” issues and initially wondered if it could be related to her breast implants. “My scan said I have mercury and lead poisoning,” Hall wrote on her Instagram…
Producer Thom Bell, who co-created “The Sound of Philadelphia” alongside Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff as the Mighty Three, has died at age 79. His cause of death was not immediately made known. “Tommy and I have been best friends for over 60 years,” said Gamble in a press statement. “When we first met, we…
Al Pacino had been nominated for an Academy Award six times already — including an incredible stretch of four consecutive nominations from 1973 to 1976 (two Godfather movies, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico) — but had never won when Scent of a Woman sauntered into theaters 30 years ago Friday. The crowd-pleasing drama about an…
When it came to quality, 2022 had plenty to offer — ranging from critically acclaimed crowd pleasers to Oscar-worthy prestige pictures. (Check out our favorites.) But when it came to ticket sales, there were clear winners and losers. Established franchises minted money — the top 10 highest-grossing films released in 2022 will all be what…
Liverpool will not be winning back-to-back Carabao Cups after Manchester City sent them home on Thursday with a dramatic 3-2 fourth round win for City at the Etihad. Man City advance to the quarterfinals, where they will face Southampton, with matches set to begin the week of Jan. 9. Goals from Erling Haaland and Riyad…
Since Argentina’s World Cup win turned Buenos Aires into a massive street party, tattoo artists have been hard at work inking the image of Lionel Messi on the bodies of fans paying tribute to the man who has come to rival the legend of the country’s other soccer god, Diego Maradona. In Argentina, where soccer…
Netflix is ratcheting up its efforts to get freeloading viewers to pay up: Starting early next year, it will start charging accounts for password sharing, instituting a system that adds fees for “extra member” subaccounts when people outside one household use the membership. After years of being relatively lax about password sharing, Netflix started testing…
The Nigerian comedian and on-air personality, Oluwatobi Owomoyela, popularly known as Peteru, is dead. He was aged 35. Peteru, a household name in comedy circles due to his unique mimicry, died on Thursday.He reportedly died as a result of colon cancer. Some of his colleagues have taken to social media to mourn his demise. Peteru,…
Salt Bae has been banned from the US Open Cup after World Cup antics saw him face the ire of football fans around the world. The viral celebrity chef Salt Bae, real name Nusret Gökçe, has managed to get banned from the oldest football tournament in America. On December 21, the US Open Cup tweeted:…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been officially shortlisted by the Academy in five different Oscars categories. The organization announced the films they have whittled down from their eligible longlist titles in ten categories, including Animated and Live-Action Short, Documentary, International Feature Film, and Original Song. Those lists will then be whittled further into the official…
