While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he did not. As reported by Aljazeera, long before Musk purchased Twitter for $44bn in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the electric automaker where he continues to…
China’s population has decreased for the first time in more than 60 years, official data shows — a historic turn for the world’s most populous nation that is now expected to see a long period of population decline. The country of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages,…
Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Australian Open tennis tournament after a courtside incident. Spectators were initially permitted to bring the flags into Melbourne Park on the condition they do not cause “disruption”. But the organisers reversed that decision on Tuesday, after fans displayed a Russian flag during a match between Ukraine’s…
LeBron James had his mind blown on Monday night when Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. informed the Los Angeles Lakers superstar he faced Jabari Smith Sr.’s team in his first NBA game. Smith Jr., 19, has had a solid first year out of Auburn, averaging 12 points and seven rebounds per game. At one…
Afrobeat frontrunners Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid emerged the biggest winners at the 2022 installment of the Africa Union’s All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) on a night Africa’s brightest stars failed to make an appearance. The trio received their prizes in absentia, leaving fans in host city Dakar, Senegal disappointed. While the self-professed African Giant…
Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida has died at the age of 95, news agency ANSA reported, citing members of her family. Her grandnephew, Italian Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida, tweeted news of her death, calling her “one of the brightest stars of Italian cinematography and culture.” RAI state media also reported her death. Together with…
Australian Erchana Murray-Bartlett completed 150 marathons in 150 days, running 6,300 kilometers (3,900 miles) from the country’s northern tip to the southern city of Melbourne in what could be a new world record. As reported by CNN, the 32-year-old runner crossed the finish line on Monday after a feat that, if confirmed, will beat the…
LeBron James, who turned 38 on December 30, has become only the second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points. King James reached that milestone with 5:43 left in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 112-113 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron finished the game with 35 points,…
Medical doctor and everyone’s favourite Instagram doctor, Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, has revealed that he had a brief battle with a brain tumor. The social media influencer shared this via his social media page today, January 16, 2022, stating that he battled for his life throughout December last year. According to Egemba,…
The 28th annual Critics’ Choice Awards were handed out on Sunday night at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was named best picture, while “Better Call Saul” and “Abbot Elementary” won in the TV categories. Below is a list of all of the winners in the main categories….
After getting fired by the Arizona Cardinals, Kliff Kingsbury has no interest in pursuing a new coaching job. At least not at the moment. The former Cards head coach is currently enjoying Thailand with no return trip in sight. After his 4-13 season, Kingsbury is detoxing from the NFL alongside Instagram model girlfriend Veronica Bielik….
Adapting a beloved story from one medium to another is a tricky challenge. Some aspects inevitably have to change. Things that work in a novel may not in a film, and retelling a game beat-for-beat in a TV show doesn’t make a lot of sense. Even when it’s a game that’s as cinematic as The…
Africa’s homegrown video streaming service Showmax has just released its most-watched shows of 2022. The Real Housewives of Lagos, which was no surprise on the most-watched list on the Showmax, broke first-day streaming records on the platform in Nigeria following its launch in April 2022. It went on to spark social conversation, piquing viewers’ curiosity…
R’Bonney Gabriel became the new Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday, at the 71st edition since the pageant was first held. The 28-year-old fashion designer, who represents the United States, won the crown in a tightly contested competition that has caused plenty of controversy. After the announcement of R’Bonney Gabriel’s victory, many on social networks have…
Defending champion Rafael Nadal was far from his best as he produced an error-laden performance during his opening-round victory over Jack Draper at the Australian Open. As reported by Tennis365, the draw had handed 21-year-old rising British star Draper a blockbuster clash with his childhood idol on his debut at Melbourne Park, and an opportunity…
After the success of the ‘BZRP Music Sessions #53’ released by Shakira and Bizarrap, in which the singer references her ex-husband Gerard Pique and his girlfriend Clara Chia, social media has been flooded with reactions. Although there is a large sector that supports Shakira after the release of her new song, other people have criticized…
Barcelona celebrated their victory over rivals Real Madrid with plenty of elation on Sunday night, after they put Los Blancos to the sword in surprising fashion. It brings Xavi Hernandez’s first title as Barcelona manager and allows the Blaugrana to point that to the fact they are going in the right direction. After it all,…
Eight points clear in the Premier League, playing the most free-flowing soccer in England, and now humbling its fiercest rivals in front of their own fans. For Arsenal, this season can hardly get any better. A 2-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday left no doubt over who the dominant force is in north London. And…
The Spurs hosted the largest crowd ever for an NBA regular-season game in their return to the Alamodome, with 68,323 on hand for Friday’s game against the Golden State WarriorsThe Spurs returned to their former home to celebrate their 50th anniversary season. Spurs Hall of Famer David Robinson announced the official attendance at the close…
Ahead of the release of her upcoming film Cocaine Bear, Elizabeth Banks reveals an apt nickname for the titular killer animal that’s sure to keep fans hooked. Speaking to Total Film, Banks said the bear got an interesting pet name on set during production for the dark comedy thriller. They simply referred to the animal…
For years, Manchester United ruled over English football, collecting 13 Premier League trophies between 1992 and 2013, as well as the world’s best players and legions of fans. But since the retirement of legendary manager Alex Ferguson in 2013, United fans have watched their kingdom crumble, as another was being built across town at Manchester…
Arsenal has shifted their attention to Barcelona and has opened talks with the agent of winger Raphinha after Chelsea hijacked their deal for Mykhailo Mudryk. Arsenal was on the verge of signing Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth around £80m. Following Gabriel Jesus’s injury layoff, Arsenal was desperate to add fresh legs to…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Femi Ogunrombi, popularly known as Papa Ajasco, is dead.His death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle on Sunday. He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the…
Nigerian superstar couple Davido and Chioma are currently the talk of the town after they got matching tattoos of their names. In a video that has circulated all over the internet, the lovebirds were seen getting tattoos of each other’s names on their fingers. In the said clip, the power couple were all smiles as…
The ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ star has acted in more than 100 films, but he avoids watching himself back on screen, even walking out of premieres when they start screening his flicks. Asked by Empire magazine what the last movie he walked out of was, he replied: “Because I didn’t like it? I wouldn’t like to say….
Jenna Ortega is being hailed as “iconic” for pronouncing Rihanna’s name correctly at the Golden Globes. The actress, 20, has been winning plaudits from fans and the star’s beauty brand for saying “Ri-An-Ah” after she announced on Tuesday (10.01.23) the singer, 34, was among nominees for Best Song in a Motion Picture. Rihanna received the…
Francis Ngannou is no longer UFC heavyweight champion and now free to sign with any other combat sports promotion. Ngannou’s split from the UFC comes after more than a year of contract disputes between the two parties. UFC president Dana White announced the news at a press conference on Saturday in the immediate aftermath of…
R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night.Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took the crown ahead of Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andreína Martínez from the Dominican Republic. The pageant was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 84 women from around…
Singer-composer-producer John Legend broke some exciting personal news at a private concert on Friday. He shared that earlier that day he and his wife, model and public figure Chrissy Teigen, welcomed their third child into their family. This comes a little over two years after the couple suffered a pregnancy loss. “What a blessed day,”…
Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, has said he will accept the club’s decision if they decide to sack him. Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel in September but has endured a rough spell at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have won just one of their last nine Premier League fixtures and are 10th on the table. Ahead of Sunday’s…
Britney Spears reportedly had a meltdown at a restaurant that saw her husband Sam Asghari storm off. The ‘Toxic’ singer, 41, was said by witnesses to have been acting “manic” at Joey in Woodland Hills, California, and talking gibberish. Britney was being recorded at the time by fellow customers, which reportedly left her distraught. A…
Lana Del Rey has shared updates about her forthcoming new album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. In a post on her private Instagram page yesterday (Jan. 13), the singer said the release date has been pushed back two weeks from March 10 to March 24 and will come with a…
Chelsea have agreed a deal worth £88.5m with Shakhtar Donetsk for winger Mykhailo Mudryk. As reported by Sky Sports, Chelsea’s co-owner Behdad Eghbali and director of global transfers Paul Winstanley flew into Antalya in Turkey – where Shakhtar are training – on Saturday to complete the deal before taking Mudryk back to the UK with…
Tesla has cut the price of some of its most popular electric cars by thousands of pounds in Europe and the US, in a bid to boost customer demand. The firm faces a difficult global economic outlook and increased competition from other carmakers. The price cuts are in the range of 10% to 13% in…
Several luxury cars have been seized from British-American influencer Andrew Tate’s property in Bucharest. As reported on BBC, Tate was detained alongside his brother Tristan last month as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape, which they deny. Cars, including a Rolls-Royce, BMW and Mercedes-Benz were removed from the property on…
A song by Shakira about her ex-partner Gerard Pique cheating on her has broken YouTube records. As reported by BBC, the video for Out of Your League has been watched more than 63 million times in 24 hours, making it the most-watched Latin song in that time period. Shakira, 45, separated from former Barcelona footballer…
As Tory Lanez awaits his sentencing after being found guilty of shooting and injuring fellow hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion on July 12, 2020, some in the hip-hop community who criticized Megan over the past two years and even accused her of lying appear to be coming to terms with the verdict. Some artists, like…
Liverpool suffered their sixth Premier League defeat of the season as they were thrashed 3-0 by Brighton & Hove Albion at The Amex on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side have yet to taste victory since the turn of the year and were on the back foot against against Roberto De Zerbi’s side for the entirety of…
Manchester United made a dramatic late comeback to defeat rivals Manchester City 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday. After Jack Grealish gave City the lead on 60 minutes, United rallied to score twice through Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford within five minutes late to continue their impressive home run, which has seen them lose just…
American rapper and business mogul, Kanye West, has secretly married Bianca Censori, an architectural designer at his company Yeezy, TMZ reported on Friday. Sources told TMZ that though the duo had a wedding ceremony, a marriage certificate was not issued to legalise the union. Ye, as he is now formally known, was spotted wearing a…
A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. Japanese citizens enjoy visa-free or visa-on-demand access to a record 193 destinations around the world, just ahead of Singapore…
Apple CEO Tim Cook recommended the company cut his pay this year after shareholders rebelled. As reported by CNN, the world’s largest tech company said it would reduce Cook’s target pay package to $49 million, 40% lower than his target pay for 2022 and about half Cook’s $99.4 million total compensation that he was granted…
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty on Friday on six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. As reported by ESPN, Jurors at Chester Crown Court in northwest England could not reach verdicts on two other allegations against Mendy — one of attempted rape and another of rape — and were…
Nollywood actress, Ireti Doyle has finally confirmed her divorce from veteran broadcaster, Patrick Doyle. The actress who made the revelation during an interview with Chude, said she was no longer married to film producer and actor husband Patrick, with whom she shares six children with. “We are officially divorced” she confirmed. Ireti posted a clip…
Manchester United host Manchester City on Saturday in what could be one of their most evenly matched Premier League encounters in years. United have won eight games in a row and could equal their longest winning run in all competitions since Alex Ferguson retired as manager in 2013. Second-placed City, who are four points above…
Graceland will be the final resting place for singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the late Elvis and Priscilla Presley, according to a family spokesperson. As reported by CNN, Elvis Presley once lived in the sprawling Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, and his daughter inherited the property after his death. It now serves…
A Manhattan jury has said Adidas AG had failed to show luxury brand Thom Browne Inc’s use of stripes on its clothing infringed the sportswear giant’s signature three-stripe trademark. The jury found the fashion house’s parallel stripe designs were not likely to cause consumer confusion with Adidas’ products, ending a trial that began January 3….
T-Mobile is eliminating district and regional territory positions affecting hundreds of stores across the country, a move that is intended to help curb costs at the wireless provider, The Desk has learned. The positions primarily affect regional and district managers who oversee T-Mobile’s retail business, including its corporate-owned stores and authorized retailers, according to people…
Martin Odegaard has been awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award for November and December. Our captain was in sublime form either side of the World Cup break, as he bagged a brace against Wolves before the tournament, and following the return to domestic action he assisted Eddie Nketiah’s goal against West Ham…
American actress, Angela Bassett has won her second Golden Globe and during her acceptance speech, she paid special tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. “Weeping, weeping may come in the evening, but joy comes in the morning,” Bassett said. “We are inspired by the light of Chadwick Boseman.” Bassett said Boseman’s legacy led to the…
