Nigerian music maestro, 2Face Idibia has called for the release of fellow singer, Panshak Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince. Ice Prince, known for his hit single, Oleku and other monster hits was arrested in the early hours of Friday September 2, for allegedly abducting and assaulting a police officer in Lagos. A magistrate court…
The Premier League will review as a priority with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the refereeing body, two controversial VAR decisions that saw Newcastle United and West Ham United have crucial goals disallowed on Saturday. As reported by ESPN, Newcastle thought they had scored in the 51st minute when Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell…
Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido and a host of other performing artistes picked up awards at the 2022 edition of the prestigious Headies Award unveiled in Atlanta, United States, on Sunday. The 15th Headies Awards went global for the first time with a diverse group of nominees and winners from Nigeria, across Africa, and the rest…
Manchester United’s good run of form continued with an action-packed 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday as the Gunners suffered their first defeat of the season, as reported by ESPN. https://africa.espn.com/football/blog-the-match/story/4736322/man-united-win-again-and-end-arsenals-streakillustrating-erik-ten-hags-continued-impact A debut goal from Antony — in his debut appearance for Man United after his transfer from Ajax days earlier — punctuated a confident…
Alexis Mac Allister scored twice as Brighton & Hove Albion deepened the crisis at Leicester City with an emphatic 5-2 Premier League victory at the Amex Stadium on Sunday. Leicester have one point from their opening six games and, despite taking the lead inside a minute, were outplayed in a performance that will add to…
American rapper and fashion trendsetter, Kanye West, has recently been questioned as to why he continually wears hoodies and boots in hot weather, as reported by XXL. In his recent tirade on Instagram, Kanye West has finally explained why he wears winter clothes in the summer. The rapper took to his Instagram account and posted…
Nigerian music star, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice, has come through with a new album titled ‘Tip of the Iceberg II.’ The singer announced the release of the album on his social media platforms. The 8-track project is 9ice’s first album since he dropped ‘Tip of the Iceberg I’ in 2020. View this post…
Bayern Munich and Union Berlin battled to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, with the result seeing both teams drop off the top of the Bundesliga table, as reported by ESPN. Union entered the match having never beaten Munich, and their hopes were certainly boosted when they took the lead after 12 minutes. Leading scorer Sheraldo…
Award-winning Nigerian singer, D’banj has come through with a brand new single titled, ‘Cover Me’. The song was released on all streaming platforms in the early hours of Friday. The track, ‘Cover Me’ comes on the back of the singer’s first official single of the year titled, ‘Face Show.’ In the song, D’banj sings about…
Celebrated tennis champion, Rafa Nadal isn’t having the best of times on a personal level, although at the US Open he continues to blitz through the rounds without appearing overburdened, as reported by Marca. The tennis player has his mind elsewhere: specifically on his wife Mery Perello, 34, who is almost seven months pregnant and…
The founder of The Headies, Nigeria’s most prestigious music awards, Ayo Animashaun has described the 15th edition of The Headies as a powerful phase in the Nigerian, African and global music history, which will be held in the U.S. for the first time on September 4, 2022. “It’s a powerful period in our history, and…
Harry Kane moved into outright third on the all-time Premier League goal charts by scoring in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday. The England captain’s fifth goal of the season moved him past former Manchester United striker Andy Cole (187) on the list of players with the most goals scored since the English…
Nigerian music star, Asake has unveiled the track list for his forthcoming album titled ‘Mr Money With The Vibe.’ The 27-year-old shared the track list alongside the album cover of the project via his social media pages. The singer’s new project, which is scheduled for release on August 8, features Burna Boy and Russ, the…
Spanish-Cuban actress, Ana de Armas has lashed out at the French media over what she described as the stigma imposed on her latest film, ‘Blonde’, for viewers under 17 years old. As reported by Marca, the movie, ‘Blonde’ is a production depicting the story of late American actress, Marilyn Monroe. The movie shows delicate aspects…
Award-winning movie, ‘The anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant’ has been released on streaming platforms and can now be streamed on FOX’s Tubi tv. ‘The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant’ follows the story of a Nigerian immigrant seeking his green card caught in a web of deception when the FBI forces him to bust…
Erling Haaland kept up his scoring streak but Manchester City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Aston Villa on Saturday thanks to a goal from Leon Bailey, as reported by ESPN. Haaland rose highest in the 50th minute to side-foot past Emiliano Martinez for his 10th goal in six Premier League matches, but…
Robert Lewandowski scored his fifth goal in four LaLiga games for Barcelona and helped his team breeze past Sevilla in a 3-0 win on Saturday, with Raphinha and Eric Garcia both adding a goal each for the visitors. As reported by ESPN, the win lifts Barcelona to second place in the table on 10 points,…
Chelsea got their Premier League campaign back on track, defeating West Ham 2-1 thanks to a late winner from substitute Kai Havertz. As reported by ESPN, Thomas Tuchel’s men seemed to carry the wounds from their midweek defeat to Southampton into Saturday’s match, as they failed to fire a shot on target in the opening…
Liverpool endured a frustrating visit to the blue half of Merseyside as they were held to a goalless draw by Everton to stunt their early-season progress in the Premier League. It could have been worse for Jurgen Klopp’s side as Conor Coady looked to have put Everton ahead from close range in the 69th minute,…
Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang has been handed the No.9 shirt at Chelsea after completing his move from Barcelona on deadline day. As reported by Mirror, the 33-year-old has joined for a fee in the region of £12.2m, becoming Todd Boehly’s seventh addition of the summer as Denis Zakaria made it eight in the early hours of Friday…
Nigerian rapper, Ice Prince Zamani, has been remanded in Ikoyi prison, as reported by Premium Times. The Lagos Police Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin revealed that the artiste was arraigned Friday at a Magistrate court in Ajah. He faces three counts of charges bordering on assault, obstruction and abduction. Assault Hundeyin had, in a Twitter post,…
Star Wars franchise veteran John Boyega is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in spite of some recent rumors that suggested he had taken on a role in the sprawling multimedia franchise. In a new interview, he reveals that — at least in part — there’s a simple reason he’s not doing a Marvel…
One of the Nigerian singers who has a remarkable number of released songs is Wizkid, the Star Boy has over the years, hinted at dropping songs only for the hype to vanish to the thin air. A video of a song the Made in Lagos crooner did with veteran singer Terry G some years back…
The summer transfer window has now closed, but stories of exactly what went on during it continue to find a way into the headlines. It has now come to light that Paris Saint-Germain were willing to get rid of Neymar, and even offered him around. As reported by Marca, Manchester City were the club that…
Sound Sultan’s posthumous EP “Reality CHQ” is finally here. The project houses 5 tracks and features guest appearances such as 2Baba, Bella Shmurda and Zlatan. All tracks were produced by ID Cabasa. Listen to the EP HERE. Stream It HERE.
The First Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), chaired by Sunil Gulati, has announced a series of decisions involving clubs that participated in the 2021-22 UEFA club competitions. It has been determined that AC Milan, Monaco, Roma, Besiktas, Inter, Juventus, Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain all failed to break-even financially, as per competition rules….
The maiden edition of Nigeria’s first Afrobeat reality show, Naija Star Search, will kick off on September 4 on StarTimes’ ST Nollywood channels. The show, which aims at sustaining the Afrobeat culture and nurturing young talent, is an initiative of StarTimes in association with Kennis Music. According to the organisers, the judges led by music…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Darwin Nunez has learnt his lesson. Nunez was sent off on his Anfield debut for headbutting Crystal Palace’s defender Joachim Andersen. As reported by Sports Brief, the newly-signed striker has since served his suspension and will be available once again for Klopp ahead of their trip to Goodison…
Nigerian celebrated music producer and artiste, ID Cabasa (born Olumide Ogunlade) has declared that he doesn’t necessarily consider Grammy Award-winning singer, Burna Boy to be the biggest artiste in Nigeria. He made this known in an interview with Premium Times. The Coded Tunes boss said every generation and season always has someone who is the…
As reported on El Programa del Verano, on Spanish television channel Telecinco, Shakira recently attended the funeral of Rossana Kluivert’s father. The wife of the former Dutch striker, Patrick Kluivert, is a very close friend of Shakira. One of the attendees at the funeral took photos with his mobile phone showing that Shakira was in…
Nigerian rapper and Hip Hop artiste, Ice Prince Zamani has been arrested and is set to be arraigned for allegedly assaulting police officer who nabbed him for driving without license plates. As reported by Channels News, the Lagos State Police Command on Friday morning arrested popular rapper over an alleged assault on a police officer…
American actress, Stacey Dash broke down emotionally after just learning that rap icon, DMX died over a year ago. Stacey, 55, shared a video of herself breaking down in tears when she found out the rapper had passed away in April 2021 after going into cardiac arrest due to cocaine intoxication, as reported by Yahoo…
Talented Nigerian singer, DolapoTheVibe comes through with the vibe on her new single “Jaiyé,” which is a follow-up to her official release for the year, “Bonjour.” On “Jaiyé,” she is unapologetic about her perspective on life. It’s difficult to satisfy everyone, so she encourages people to live their lives to the fullest and to be…
Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly moved on from American model and actress, Camila Morrone, as the actor was spotted entering the exclusive The Ned NoMad nightclub in New York City. The 47-year-old was in good company, with a group of models between the age of 21 and 23 seen partying with him. E! News reported a…
Nigerian Afrobeat music star, Adekunle Gold is in the news again and this time, it’s on the heels of the content of his latest music video for the song, ‘5 Star.’ Recall that the singer recently released the music video for the song, ‘5 Star,’ which was released after his critically acclaimed fourth studio album…
At times it seems like Serena Williams has completed tennis, but she’s still extending her legacy with her latest win in the second round at the US Open, as reported by Marca. She knocked out second seed Anett Kontaveit at Flushing Meadows, the Estonian becoming her 21st top-two seeded victim in Grand Slams, no mean…
Nigerian buzzing singer, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has announced official dates for his upcoming US Tour. The talented singer is taking his ministry to his fans in the diaspora on the “Mr. Money with The Vibe USA Tour.” Scheduled to kickstart on Sept 22, so far, the YBNL signee will be performing across…
Southampton Football Club is delighted to confirm the loan signing of Ainsley Maitland-Niles from Arsenal. A reported on the Southampton website, the 25-year-old has completed a season-long move to Saints on deadline day, adding further strength and versatility to Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad ahead of the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign. A product of the Arsenal…
Heavyweight Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and singer, Jude Abaga, popularly known as M.I Abaga (The Guy), has revealed details of his upcoming wedding. The award-winning rapper and music executive, who recently took to his social media platform to make an official announcement on how he met his fiancée and how they had proceeded into a relationship,…
The Paul Pogba soap opera continues to gain momentum. A few days ago, Mathias, the brother of the Juventus player, accused Paul of hiring a Muslim religious teacher in an attempt to injure Kylian Mbappe through witchcraft. As reported by Marca, that accusation obviously created headlines and Mbappe himself is confused and keen for answers….
Top Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido has splashed millions of naira on customized diamond pendants for his crew members, known as the 30BG (30 Billion Gang). The singer who recently made headlines for spending time with the mother of a co-singer, Wizkid, flaunts the new collections for his team. Taking to the Instagram story, Davido revealed…
After a lengthy negotiation, Chelsea and Barcelona have finally agreed to a deal in principle that will send Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang back to London, with Marcos Alonso heading to Barcelona, according to Fabrizio Romano of The Guardian. In addition to the Spanish wing-back, Barca will also receive €14 million from the Blues, Romano adds. Aubameyang has…
Our song lyrics for today comes from Nigerian singer, L.A.X in this track titled ‘Call My Baby.’ Scroll down and sing along. STREAM & DOWNLOAD AUDIO: Call My Baby by L.A.X L.A.X – Call My Baby Lyrics Intro Even if you go kafancha, You no go see my type of woman for kafancha, is LA…
Manchester United secured its third straight win in the Premier League by beating Leicester 1-0 on Thursday, with Cristiano Ronaldo again only making a late appearance off the bench, as reported on The Score. Jadon Sancho finished off a flowing move on the break for the only goal of the game in the 23rd minute…
Afrobeat Superstar Adekunle Gold music producer has released a lavish video for his hit single ‘5 Star.’ 5 Star’ video sees Adekunle Gold living a flourishing lifestyle from the cinema, poolside to an Owambe party. Rocking colourful outfits, the prodigious singer made a bold fashion statement with his choice of attire. The father of one…
The Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal, is in the middle of a very tense moment in his family, which is affecting his performance in the recently started US Open. The reason, his wife Mery Perelló, was admitted on emergency to a hospital in Palma de Mallorca, Spain for a complication in her pregnancy. Nadal’s Wife…
Nigerian music star, Asake’s Terminator’ tallied 6.83 million streams (No. 1 on streaming) and 55.9 million in radio reach (No. 2 on streaming). It is the singer’s third No. 1 entry on the Top 100 – and fifth overall (Top 100 and Top 50 combined). Biggest Streams Ever in a Week Terminator sets a new…
There is a striking curiosity about ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’. It’s one that has to do with none other than one of the star characters, Gandalf, the wizard sent to Middle-earth to fight Sauron and played by Ian McKellen. Now no fan would ever think that another actor could play…
Afrobeat star, Wizkid has achieved another incredible feat in his stellar career. His fourth-studio album titled “Made in Lagos” has been certified Gold in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America announced the Gold Certification of Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ album after it sold over 500,000 copies in the United States. Wizkid becomes…
Trinity Rodman, the 19-year-old daughter of former NBA star and Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls champion Dennis Rodman, became the highest-paid player in the history of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) on Tuesday after she received a contract extension with the Washington Spirit after earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2021. As reported…
