Kolo Toure fired as manager of Wigan Athletic
Former Côte d’Ivoire and Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has been fired as manager of Wigan Athletic after just two months. The Latics are bottom in the 24-team Championship standings and are winless in their last nine games.
Gerard Piqué goes public with his new girlfriend public after parting ways with Shakira
Spanish former professional footballer, Gerard Piqué has made his relationship with his new girlfriend public, seven months after parting ways with Shakira. It will be recalled that on Thursday, 45-year-old Colombian singer Shakira released her newest single which featured a diss track about her ex-partner Gerard Pique and his new girlfriend Clara Chia. Piqué, on […]
Meta will allow Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram after two-year suspension
Donald Trump will be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it would be ending its two-year suspension of his accounts. In a statement, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said the public “should be able to hear what their politicians are saying”. The then-US president was indefinitely suspended from Facebook […]
CBN denies scarcity of the new naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied scarcity of the new naira notes as alleged by some Nigerians and advised that faulty currencies be returned to banks for replacements. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, represented by Musa Jimoh, Director, Payment System Management Department of the bank, denied the allegation in a news conference on […]
Manchester United win Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Nottingham Forest
Manchester United took total control of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest with a 3-0 win in the first leg at The City Ground. Marcus Rashford’s stunning solo goal opened the scoring before Wout Weghorst’s first goal in a United shirt followed by Bruno Fernandes’ late third put Erik ten Hag’s team in a […]
Justin Bieber sells music rights for a reported $200m
Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for a reported $200m (£162m). The firm now owns the pop star’s stake in some of the biggest hits of recent years, including Baby and Sorry. Bieber, one of the best-selling artists of the 21st Century, joins a growing […]
‘Domitilla: The Reboot’ to debut in cinemas this Friday
The teaser for the movie ‘Domitilla: The Reboot’ is set to debut this Friday, January 27, 2023. Zeb Ejiro’s Zeb Productions teams up with FilmOne Entertainment and Kayode Kasum’s FilmTrybe on the action, crime, and thriller film, set to be released in April, 27 years after the original. A reimagining of the 1996 hit movie, […]
Salernitana signs Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong.
Nigeria defender, William Troost-Ekong has signed for Serie A club, Salernitana. Salernitana announced Troost-Ekong’s arrival through a statement on their official website today. Troost-Ekong spent two years at Udinese before linking up with Championship club Watford in 2020. He helped Watford gained promotion to the Premier League in his first season at the club. The […]
Half Moon Bay: Seven dead in another California mass shooting
The US state of California is reeling from its third mass shooting in eight days after a man shot dead seven former co-workers south of San Francisco. The attacks took place in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay, with all victims believed to be Chinese-American farm workers. The 667year old Suspect Zhao Chunli, was […]
Nigeria Senate battles CBN over old naira notes’ deadline
The Senate and the House of Representatives has again called for the extension of the deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the expiration date for the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes. Correspondent, Raliat Adenekan and Nathan Williams reports that the 2 legislative chambers of the national assembly urged the President […]
