Famous Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko caused a stir online after sharing the picture of a fan who tattooed her name on his arm and was seen wearing a shirt that had a picture of the actress on it. Sharing the photo on her page, Destiny Etiko wrote: “Thanks for the love dear ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ a tattoo…
Veteran Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Jimmy Jatt, has made it known that he had a kidney transplant. The OG-DJ, who is known for his longevity and immense contribution to the Nigerian music industry has made a shocking revelation about battling kidney disease and even having a transplant. According to the DJ, Wednesday, September 16th, 2022,…
Barcelona have been handed a transfer blow by Paris Saint-Germain. The Catalan club received a blow in their attempts to bring Lionel Messi back to the club next year. Messi’s contract with PSG will expire at the end of the current season, but, according to L’Equipe, PSG are working on a renewal for the seven-time…
American rapper and businessman, Kanye West is terminating his relationship with Gap. In a new interview, the fashion designer accused the clothing retailer of taking his shirt designs to sell for $20 and pricing the actual Yeezy items at $200. According to a CNBC report, Kanye West terminated his partnership with Gap Inc and accused…
Jacob Ramsey netted his first goal of the season to give Aston Villa a scrappy 1-0 home victory over Southampton in the Premier League on Friday and snap a run of four games without a win, as reported by ESPN. With the cancellation of last week’s fixtures due to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the…
Nigerian music star and Afrobeat crooner, Davido was caught in an adorable moment after he received a request by a little girl who asked to interview him at the New York Fashion Week show. It would be recalled that the singer was spotted at the same event with an American model which had stirred reactions…
Nottingham Forest squandered a lead for the second successive Premier League game as they slipped to a 3-2 home defeat by Fulham on Friday. Taiwo Awoniyi gave Forest the perfect start when he headed them in front after 11 minutes from a Ryan Yates corner. But Fulham struck three times in six minutes early in…
Cardi B pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges today related to a bottle-throwing incident at a strip club in August of 2018, as reported by XXL. According to a New York Post report, published on Thursday (Sept. 15), Cardi B pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree and reckless endangerment in the second degree…
With production wrapped on the new film, star Melissa Barrera discusses how Scream 6’s setting change will affect the sequel, as reported on Screenrant. The currently untitled Scream sequel will be the sixth overall installment in the slasher franchise previously directed by Wes Craven and a direct sequel to this year’s Scream which relaunched the…
Grammy-winning music star Burna Boy was the musical guest on Monday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The artist first sat down for a chat with host Jimmy Fallon. He talked about working with Ed Sheeran and the origin of the name Burna Boy. He also made fun of Fallon’s way of saying…
Late Rap icon, Tupac Shakur’s September 1996 murder remains unsolved, but a pair of podcasters are offering $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of his killer. On the September 11, 2022 episode of The Problem Solver podcast, host David Kohlmeier announced that he was offering $50,000 for information that would lead to the arrest…
Arsenal are ready to hand forward Gabriel Martinelli a new long-term deal, reports Calciomercato. The 21-year-old’s contract at Emirates Stadium still has two more years on it, but he has impressed enough since joining from Brazilian side Ituano in 2018 to merit a new deal. Martinelli has become one of Mikel Arteta’s key players since…
Nigerian music star, Davido, was one of the prominent faces spotted on the runway at the New York Fashion Week. The New York Fashion Week, which is a semi-annual series of events (hosted in February and September) where international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press, and the general public, held its second 2022…
Shang-Chi co-creator, Jim Starlin, recently revealed his one disappointment with the MCU film. With a delayed production and a 2021 release, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was an unknown factor with audiences prior to its release. Due to the general audience’s unfamiliarity with the character as well as movie theaters still affected…
International sports kit manufacturing company, Nike has unveiled brand new jerseys for the Super Eagles and other Nigerian football national teams. It officially released the jersey and kits on Thursday. Nike and the Nigeria Football Federation had recently extended their contract agreement to 2026. The Super Eagles are expected to debut with the new jersey…
Thor: Love and Thunder has been released to the massive streaming service and if you have yet to see this one, you are in store for one hell of a ride with the God of Thunder himself, Valkyrie, and Jane as Mighty Thor. In celebration of the streaming release of the newest Thor movie, the…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season as Manchester United got their Europa League campaign up and running with a 2-0 win at Sheriff on Thursday. Ronaldo, selected to lead the line as Erik ten Hag kept rotation to a minimum against the side that stunned Real Madrid in last season’s Champions League,…
For the second time in less than a year, R. Kelly has been found guilty of multiple sex crime charges in court today. After being found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in a separate trial last September, R. Kelly has now been found guilty on six of 13 counts in an indictment in his…
Ethereum, the world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency, has completed a massive software upgrade that its backers claim will slash its carbon footprint. The long-awaited revamp, which is known as “The Merge,” will reduce ethereum’s energy consumption by nearly 99.95%, according to the Ethereum Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the cryptocurrency and its related…
Manchester United has maintained that the club’s embattled forward, Mason Greenwood remains suspended despite being included in an official squad for the 2022-23 season. As reported by Daily Mail, the 20-year-old has not been named in the 25-man squad but is on a list of U21 players who are eligible to play for the first…
A young woman has narrated the harrowing details of how she blacked out after allegedly having drinks and drugs and later came round with Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy’s friend and co-accused raping her. As reported by Sky Sports, the woman, aged 19 at the time, said she had gone to an apartment near Manchester…
Nigerian singer, May D (born Akinmayokun Awodumila) has come forward to declare himself the pioneer of Amapiano in Nigeria. His statement comes after Davido and South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa clashed over who credit should be given concerning the success of Amapiano in Africa. Maphorisa had claimed that it was Wizkid and Burna Boy, but Davido…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag faces a potential crisis up front after confirming Marcus Rashford has picked up a “muscle injury.” Rashford has been ruled out of Thursday’s Europa League clash at FC Sheriff and with Anthony Martial also injured, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only main option in attack. “He’s not available,” Ten Hag…
The International Executive Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), in conjunction with the African Union Commission (AUC), on Wednesday September 14, released the official list of nominees for the 2022 edition. Culled from a total of 9,067 entries submitted- the highest number ever recorded by the awards, since its inception – the AFRIMA…
Benfica took their winning run to 12 matches with Wednesday’s 2-1 triumph at Juventus which put them level with Champions League Group H leaders Paris Saint-Germain, as reported by The Score. Roger Schmidt’s team have a perfect six points from their first two matches after coming back from Arkadiusz Milik’s early opener thanks to a…
Netflix recently released their brand new series, The Imperfects, and it seems it’s already generated plenty of conversation. Taking to social media, viewers who have binged all ten episodes are saying the same thing about the Sci-Fi action show – that it’s brilliant! One person shared how much they loved the programme on Twitter and…
Erling Haaland leapt high in the air to score one of the most spectacular goals you’ll ever see in the Champions League on Wednesday. Haaland swung his left foot at Joao Cancelo’s tantalizing cross to power home the winning goal in the 84th minute of Manchester City’s 2-1 comeback win over Borussia Dortmund. Four minutes…
Multi-award-winning singer, Davido and his brother, Adewale have both dragged South African DJ, DJ Maphorisa over a comment he made about Amapiano’s success in Africa. A Twitter user had credited Davido for being the pioneer of Amapiano in Africa before Wizkid and Burna Boy jumped on it. Maphorisa found it unsettling and he replied that…
The Premier League have accepted a request from Arsenal to postpone their game with Manchester City next month to accommodate a rearranged Europa League game against PSV Eindhoven, as reported by ESPN. The north London side risked forfeiting the points after the original match against PSV — due to be played on Thursday — was…
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly called Wizkid dropped his new single ‘Bad To Me.’ Following the release of his album Made in Lagos a global hit album that has been topping charts since its release in 2020. Wizkid also featured Justin Bieber in the remix of his single “Essence” along side Tems. This year,…
EbonyLife Studios and Netflix’s “Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman” recently premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and executive producer Mo Abudu, as well as the lead cast Odunlade Adekola, Omowunmi Dada, and Deyemi Okanlawon, were on there to represent in style. The film, directed by Biyi Bandele, is based on Wole Soyinka‘s…
American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion is defending shots being directed at her following accusations from a Twitter user that she was the person who encouraged Nicki Minaj to drink alcohol and get an abortion during her pregnancy. As reported by XXL, Megan took time to respond to someone on Twitter who implicated the “Plan B”…
Nigerian music superstar Patoranking and Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz join forces in Dar es Salaam for “Kolo Kolo,” co-starring actress Nancy Isime. Dammy Twitch directed the music video, while the track was produced by Yung Willis. The joyous afrobeats jam is the first single from Patoranking’s upcoming fourth album and his first new release since “Celebrate…
A juror in R. Kelly’s Chicago federal sex crimes trial reportedly had a panic attack during the closing arguments and will be replaced by an alternate juror, as reported by XXL. The closing arguments of R. Kelly’s second trial in two years took place at Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. According to multiple reporters who…
Sporting scored in the 90th minute and again in stoppage time to beat Tottenham 2-0 on Tuesday and make it two wins from two to open the Champions League group stage. As reported by Marca, both goals came from substitutes – Paulinho and Arthur Gomes – as Tottenham slipped to its first loss of the…
The United Kingdom has been in mourning since Thursday 8 September, when Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in the country’s history, died. At the age of 96, the Queen died at her Scottish residence in Balmoral with her loved ones at her side and, although the cause of her death has not yet…
Disney+ is now deep into the production of the Percy Jackson TV series, adapting the beloved works of author Rick Riordan, centered on the son of Poseidon. Of course, this isn’t the first time that the adventures of Jackson and his campmates have made it to the screen, but there are some strong indications that…
Police in Los Angeles are reportedly investigating if an Instagram post sharing PnB Rock’s location may have led to his killing, as reported by XXL. The Los Angeles Times spoke with Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore who said the shooting incident occurred shortly after the rapper’s location was tagged in a post on Instagram….
Bayern Munich extended their undefeated run in the Champions League group stage to 30 games by defeating Barcelona 2-0 at the Allianz Arena. The two clubs are no strangers having faced one another in the group stage last season. Tuesday’s match followed a similar script, with the Germans coming out on top once again thanks…
The 2022 edition of the prestigious Headies Awards held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States might have come and gone but memorable moments and scenes from the event continue to find their way into the headlines. The latest of such is the fashion show that formed part of the…
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Selena Gomez and American music star, Rema have released the music video for the ‘Calm Down Remix.’ While not a direct remake, the new video stays close to the color palette and general aesthetic of the original song’s accompanying clip, with Rema and Selena gliding through a series of stylish outfit changes…
Joel Matip scored a late goal for Liverpool to secure a win against Ajax in Group A of the Champions League on Matchday 2. Jurgen Klopp’s side started the game well, then fizzled out before their perseverance paid off right before added time when the central defender headed to put his side in front. This…
Black Panther and Captain America are teaming up for a new video game adventure set in the Marvel Universe’s version of World War II, as reported by Polygon. At Disney and Marvel Games Showcase, Marvel Games and Skydance New Media — the relatively new studio led by former Naughty Dog creative director Amy Hennig —…
The idea of Barcelona taking on Bayern Munich inspires very different thoughts to what it would have just a few months ago. The two meet in the Champions League on Tuesday, and the game comes at a better time for the Catalans than the Bavarians. It might even be said that Xavi Hernandez’s side are…
Award-winning singer, Waje, has showered praise on Afrobeat star, Davido Adeleke, for honoring her in her absence with kind words. The singer took to Twitter to narrate her experience at a location where Davido had presented her in good light. Waje also mentioned the gift of diamond earrings that followed as a result of the…
Cardi B hopped on Instagram Live and showed off her latest ink additions. The face tattoo is of her son Wave’s name written in light red-colored cursive on the side of her face. The other tat is of Kulture’s name inked in the same way but with a darker shade on her arm. “I tatted…
Superstar Afrobeat singer, Davido Adeleke, stirs reactions following his appearance with the American model, Kendall Jenner. At the ongoing New York Fashion Week in the United States of America, the billionaire’s son makes an appearance on the podium in designer outfits. Beside Davido was Kendall Jenner who struck a pose that triggered reactions from netizens…
After years of waiting for a new film in the franchise, National Treasure: Edge of History showrunner Cormac Wibberley teases plans for a Nicolas Cage return. As reported by Screenrant, Wibberley, who co-wrote Cage’s original National Treasure movies, acts as both showrunner and a writer for the Disney+ series. National Treasure: Edge of History replaces…
Recognition of Karim Benzema’s extraordinary year has extended into the realm of video games after the Real Madrid striker was named the top-ranked player in EA Sports’ latest installment of FIFA 23. The 34-year-old enjoyed the biggest jump in the rankings of the 23 players that were revealed Monday, moving up 13 places with a…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Lyta has released a brand new single titled, “Formula,” featuring his former label mate, Mohbad. Listen to the track below.
