The Afrobeats Superstar will be dropping another visual off his ‘More Love, Less Ego’ Album in March. Nigerian global superstar, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has teased an upcoming visual for his soothing Afro-fusion tune ‘Money & Love’ The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who recently dropped the lyric video for his soothing tune ‘Flower pads’ has…
Sisi Yemmie’s Youtube channel is replete with easy-to-follow recipes for making delicious Nigerian delicacies. She’s back with another insightful video. In this new episode, she shares a mouthwatering recipe for the Nigerian combination of okra and Ogbono soup. Watch:
The Fast & Furious franchise has built up a huge rogues gallery, and Fast X could be leading to a huge villain team-up event in Fast 11. Though 2001’s The Fast and Furious was a simple crime drama about a cop bonding with the criminal he’s trying to take down, the series has grown into…
Following the shocking ending of the newly released film, John Wick 5’s chances have gotten an optimistic response from director Chad Stahelski. The latest chapter in the action franchise saw Keanu Reeves’ eponymous assassin facing off against the overly ambitious Marquis de Gramont in a final bid to be clear of the High Table and…
Creed III actor Jonathan Majors has been arrested on strangulation, assault and harassment charges. As reported on BBC, the New York Police Department said Mr Majors, who stars alongside Michael B Jordan in the recently released film, was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman on Saturday. “The victim informed police she was…
Gi-hun’s decision to seek revenge at the end of Squid Game season 1 is bad news for his season 2 survival, but it could still be possible for him to get his happy ending. As the winner of his games, Gi-hun could have walked away toward his happy ending in the United States. However, he…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has just announced the completion of her first children’s book titled “Mama’s Sleeping Scarf“. In an Instagram post, Adichie shared details about the book and also revealed the book cover. “It also happens to be based on a day in the life of my daughter,” the celebrated author and public speaker revealed…
Pepsi has launched a new challenge that would give fans the opportunity to win an all-expense paid trip to watch the UCL finals 2023 live. For the first time ever, fans will have the opportunity of a lifetime to be part of the biggest annual global sporting event in person as Grammy award winner and…
Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams’ complaints about the free throw margin in Wednesday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers have proved costly. As reported on ESPN, Williams was fined $20,000 on Friday for public criticism of the officiating, the NBA announced. The fine stems from Williams’ comments ripping game officials and describing what he sees…
When Ayo Balogun was a teenager spending the summer cooking with his grandmother in Western Nigeria’s Kwara State, his uncle took him out for an exciting night in the country’s capital Lagos, living it up at all sorts of restaurants, from dive bars to posh clubs. “It was just one night. And I’ve been trying…
Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim has joined Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in submitting a second bid to buy Manchester United. A representative for Sheikh Jassim said on Saturday they put in a revised bid overnight. On Thursday, Ratcliffe put in his second bid after Wednesday’s confusion and extended deadline.It followed Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus stating…
Twitter’s free blue “verified” checkmarks for notable users may finally be coming to an end. Ever since Elon Musk took control of the company in October, he’s been threatening to remove the “legacy” checkmarks that confirmed the identities of users like government officials, corporations, journalists, celebrities and other high-profile tweeters. Now Musk may follow through:…
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook gave a show of support for China as a market and manufacturing base during a visit to Beijing Saturday, even as trade and tech sector tensions escalate between the United States and the world’s second-largest economy. As reported on CNN, Apple and China had “grown together” over the past three…
WBC heavyweight title-holder Tyson Fury has labelled Oleksandr Usyk a “14-stone coward” after talks for their undisputed heavyweight title fight on April 29 broke down, as reported on ESPN. Sources told ESPN that the talks came to a standstill with the two parties unable to agree deal points beyond the agreed 70-30 revenue split in…
LeBron James is progressing toward a comeback from his right foot injury, and there is increasing optimism that the Los Angeles Lakers star could return to play “a few” games in the final week of the regular season, sources told ESPN. As reported on ESPN, James, who suffered a tendon injury in his right foot…
A Nigerian producer, now artist, has told the BBC that the success of the Afrobeats music genre has only just started. “I feel like we’re just starting. We’re not even there yet. Give us time,” Otaniyen-Uwa Daniel said.“For me, my measure of success is that I want to hear the songs in Mexico, in China…
New France captain Kylian Mbappe lived up to expectations with two goals in a 4-0 statement home win against the Netherlands as Les Bleus got their Euro 2024 Group B qualifying campaign started in ruthless fashion on Friday. Mbappe, named skipper after goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ended his international career in January, set up Antoine Griezmann…
Bright Osayi-Samuel was the standout for Nigeria in a largely forgettable performance as the Super Eagles suffered a shock defeat by Guinea-Bissau in the first of their match day three 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header. Mamadu Balde’s cool finish under Francis Uzoho after 29 minutes proved to be the decisive contribution as Nigeria…
Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t sell the company to American investors, the video app is once again facing an existential threat. On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew appeared before US lawmakers, many of whom want the app banned in the United States because of…
John Wick is back – and Keanu Reeves’ ex-hitman seems to be improving with age, with his return for a fourth instalment earning the action thriller franchise its best reviews so far. Rotten Tomatoes, which awards scores based on critics’ views, awarded John Wick: Chapter 4 a very positive 95%. The second and third films…
Huawei’s newest foldable phone, the Mate X3, is an impressively thin and light book-style foldable phone. It was unveiled Thursday alongside the non-foldable flagship P60 series. The Mate X3 has a 6.4-inch cover screen that unfolds to make way for a 7.85-inch inner screen. Despite the presence of two screens, the Mate X3 weighs 239…
Niyi Akinmolayan has shared a first look for his upcoming film, “The House Of Secrets.” The upcoming film, teased as a “Dreamy Romance”, “Edgy Drama”, “Film Noir” and “Spy Story” stars Efe Irele, Shawn Faqua, Kate Henshaw, Onajite Dede, Anee Icha, and Funlola Aofiyebi. Details on the plot summary and the distribution collaboration are yet…
The BBC has halted filming on season 34 of “Top Gear” after presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was involved in an accident on the show’s test track in December 2022. The BBC said that halting the show would be “disappointing to fans, but it is the right thing to do. Under the circumstances, we feel it…
As Elon Musk promised, Twitter’s previous blue check-mark verification regime will soon be history. As reported o Variety, the social network, which the mega-billionaire bought last year in a debt-heavy $44 billion deal, announced on Thursday that starting April 1, it will remove the verified check-mark status of accounts that Twitter had been verified as…
New rules from the US government could soon let Americans more easily cancel free trials and subscriptions they no longer want, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The proposed rule change announced would apply to vast swaths of the US economy, covering both digital and physical subscriptions. Products subject to the new rule would include…
Job listing website Indeed.com will cut approximately 2,200 employees, representing almost 15% of its total workforce, the company has announced, as reported on CNN. “The cuts come from nearly every team, function, level and region,” at the company, CEO Chris Hyams said in a memo released by the company. “The specific decisions on who and…
China said it would “firmly oppose” any forced sale of TikTok, in its first direct response to demands by the Biden administration that the app’s Chinese owners sell their share of the company or face a ban in its most important market. As reported on CNN, the comments came as TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified…
Lewis Hamilton is putting a new spin on the term “fast fashion.” In recent years, the world champion Formula One driver has slowly but surely steered into the world of high fashion — using the racetrack, and accompanying appearances, as his own makeshift runway. At the F1 Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia this past weekend,…
Some parties connected with the bidding process for Manchester United fear that the revered Premier League club may not be up for sale after all. As reported on The Score, there’s growing concern that the Glazer family, which owns Manchester United, is trying to boost the value of the club rather than sell it, according…
Bayern Munich appointed Thomas Tuchel as their new head coach after sensationally sacking Julian Nagelsmann on Thursday, according to insider Fabrizio Romano. As reported on The Score, the club hierarchy held internal discussions over Nagelsmann’s future after Bayern slipped to second place and one point behind Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga table over the weekend….
Bollywood fans have been left without access to hundreds of their favorite tunes on Spotify because of a licensing dispute. As reported on CNN, Spotify said it had removed the entire catalog of Zee Music — India’s second-biggest domestic music label with 93.7 million subscribers on YouTube — on March 14 after the companies were…
The Writer’s Guild of America may let Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT be used in scriptwriting as long as writers still get full credit for the resulting script. The WGA made the proposal this Monday, March 20, during a negotiation round with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Since the beginning of…
PepsiCo has announced a $216 million multi-year investment in long-term, strategic partnership agreements with three of the most well-respected farmer-facing organizations – Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), Soil and Water Outcomes Fund (SWOF), and the IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) – to drive adoption of regenerative agriculture practices across the United States. The combined impact…
There is always something special dished out when comedy and crime fighting are stirred into one single brew. That dynamic is seen quite efficiently in the hilarious yet unlikely crime-fighting duo of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker wherein Tucker’s Detective Michael Jackson and Chan’s Tito team up to safeguard the community while positively representing the…
In a bid to increase the impact of African women entrepreneurs, the Coca-Cola Foundation has partnered with Women in Africa (WIA) through the JAMII Femmes initiative to support 20,000 women-led businesses across African countries. As reported on The Guardian, the initiative is expected to boost business creation opportunities by improving access to vocational training, networks,…
Accenture plans to slash 19,000 jobs worldwide as it attempts to cut costs amid a gloomy economic picture. The Irish-American professional services company said in a Thursday filing that it would spend $1.2 billion in severance to cut 2.5% of its workforce over the next 18 months, and another $300 million to consolidate its office…
An “American Idol” contestant has called out judge Katy Perry for a joke that is being slammed as “mom shaming.” In an episode aired earlier this month, 25-year-old Sara Beth Liebe tried out for the singing competition in front of Perry and her fellow judges, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. The group expressed astonishment at…
Bayern Munich could sack Julian Nagelsmann as head coach after the German giants fell to second place and one point behind Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga table, according to insider Fabrizio Romano. Thomas Tuchel is the leading candidate to replace Nagelsmann, Romano reports. More to come.
Old-school advertising agency WPP has today moved to bolster its status in the social media space by acquiring an influencer marketing agency whose co-founder last year criticised the conglomerate’s digital strategy. The marketing behemoth founded by Sir Martin Sorrell acquired Goat from private equity fund Inflexion for an undisclosed fee. Founded in 2015 and based…
Award-winning Nigerian music sensation Wande Coal has decided to delay the release of his upcoming album ‘Legend or No Legend’ by one week. Wande Coal made this revelation via the updated release date which now reflects on music streaming platforms. Why Did Wande Coal Move Back his Album Release Date? The decision by Wande Coal…
Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim will submit improved bids to buy Manchester United before Wednesday’s 21:00 GMT deadline. As reported on BBC, the two parties, the only publicly-declared bidders, met with United officials this month. Both are understood to have held positive meetings while visiting Old Trafford and United’s training…
Each new film in the John Wick franchise has out-grossed the last. And the trend is set to continue with the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4, which is projected to deliver a franchise-best opening at both the domestic and international box office this weekend. Bowing mere days after the sad passing of cast member Lance…
Olympic distance runner Zane Robertson has received an eight-year ban after failing a drug test and tampering with the doping control process, the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand announced on Wednesday. Robertson – the New Zealand record holder in the marathon, half marathon and road 10km – tested positive for erythropoietin, commonly known as EPO,…
A new trailer for Renfield explores the toxic relationship between the titular servant (Nicholas Hoult) and Nicolas Cage’s Count Dracula. Directed by Christopher McKay, Renfield promises to update the Dracula mythos by taking the focus away from the vampire lord. As reported on COLLIDER, the new trailer presents the surprising story of Reinfield. After serving…
Togolese international, Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from football. As reported on Vanguard, he announced his retirement on Tuesday with a video including his infamous goal for Manchester City against former club Arsenal. The 39-year-old Togolese striker shone in his three and a half years at the Gunners after joining from Monaco in 2006,…
Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong on Tuesday, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city. Film distributor VII Pillars Entertainment announced on Facebook that the release of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” on Thursday had been canceled with “great regret” in Hong…
Nigerian singer, Rema has achieved yet another milestone in his career after his hitsong ‘Calm Down’ featuring Selena Gomez charted at Number 8 in Billboard’s Hot 100 this week. The song has been on a steady climb-up from 109 on Billboard’s 200. For the Nigerian music industry, this is a new hight as this is…
Germany’s football World Cup-winning midfielder Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement at the age of 34. As reported on ALJAZEERA, the former Real Madrid and Arsenal footballer was a member of Germany’s World Cup-winning side in Brazil 2014. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/22/ex-germany-midfielder-mesut-ozil-announces-retirement He retired from the national squad in 2018 amid a political debate in Germany about an…
There are loads of reasons the Fast and Furious series has gone on to become one of the biggest film franchises in history, but a big one is that stellar ever-growing ensemble. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster may not have been household names back in 2001, but after the release of…
Nigerian heavyweight singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has addressed his audience for the first time after taking a long break from the public scene. The singer and music executive, who has been off social media and the public scene in general since the unfortunate incident of losing his son in 2022, has made…
