Arsenal Hope to Sign Declan Rice Before Their Pre-season Tour
Arsenal are hopeful of completing the signing of Declan Rice before the squad flies to the USA for their pre-season tour on Sunday. Rice is finalising his move to the Gunners from West Ham for a club-record £105m fee, broken down into an initial payment of £100m with £5m in add-ons. The deal will eclipse […]
Tinubu crowned as new ECOWAS Chairman
sector participation in the effort towards the economic development of Member States as well as their social integration.In his welcome address, the outgone ECOWAS Chairman and President Bola Tinubu has emerged the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State […]
Hilda Baci cooks to raise funds for A widow
Guiness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow of her choice. Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, the Chief Executive Officer of Duke of Shomolu Productions, a theatrical play producing outfit, to assist widows […]
Burna Boy Emerges First African Artiste To Sell Out US Stadium
Grammy award-winning singer Burna Boy has become the first African musician to sell out a stadium show in the United States of America. The ‘Love Damini’ crooner sold out the 41,000-capacity Citi Field Stadium in NYC, USA, on Saturday, with his sister, Nissi being the opening artiste at the concert. The self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ also […]
Tiwa Savage To be the First Female Afrobeats Artist to Headline Wembley Arena
Tiwa Savage will perform at the 13,000-seat Wembley Arena in the UK for the first time also being the first female Afrobeat artist to do it. Tiwa Savage discussed her rise to fame, the impact of her Nigerian heritage on her music, performing at Prince Charles’ coronation, and her upcoming event in the UK when […]
Rema Hits 2 Billion Career Streams on Spotify
Following the global success of his single ‘Calm Down’ which enjoyed further success with the Selena Gomez-assisted remix, Nigerian music star Rema has now surpassed 2 billion career streams on Spotify as a lead artist. In 2022, Rema joined the exclusive club of Nigerian artists to have surpassed a billion streams on Spotify, and just […]
Threads Records 10 Million Users Within Hours of Launch
Over 10 million people have signed up to Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch. The Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said this Thursday, as the app went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries, and will run with no ads for now. Threads is the […]
Dutch Government Ban Mobile Phones in Classrooms
The Dutch government has announced devices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms to stop them from disrupting learning. Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said the initiative is being introduced in collaboration with schools and is to take effect at the start of next year, insisting that mobile phones do not belong in […]
OceanGate Suspends Operations after Titan Sub implosion
US-based OceanGate, the company that operated the sub which imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard, said on its website that it had “suspended all exploration and commercial operations” two weeks after the tragedy. The Titan sub was reported missing on June 18 and the US Coast Guard said […]
NBA and FIBA Basketball Without Borders Camp to Return to South Africa
The National Basketball Association (NBA) (https://www.NBA.com) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced that the 19th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa will be held at the American International School of Johannesburg in South Africa from Friday, July 28 – Monday, July 31. This marks the 15th time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and […]