LeBron James Agrees New Two-Year Deal With Lakers
LeBron James will return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season after agreeing a new two-year $104 million deal with the club. Reports say James’ new deal included a no-trade clause, meaning he cannot be traded to another club without his consent. The four-time NBA champion, the league’s all-time leading points scorer, who will turn […]
Rema’s ‘Raves & Roses’ Surpasses 100 Weeks on Billboard 200 Chart
Rema’s debut album, ‘Raves & Roses,’ has reached a significant milestone by surpassing 100 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. This accomplishment marks it as the second longest-charting Nigerian album in the history of the prestigious chart, following Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos,’ which has spent 133 weeks on the chart. Since its release, ‘Raves & […]
Super Eagles to know opponents for AFCON 2025 qualification today
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will know their opponents for the qualification race of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals later today. According to the Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation, Ademola Olajire, the draw for the 2025 AFCON will be conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa. The draw will serve the 48 participating countries into […]
Kenyan president orders review of plans to raise salaries of government officials
Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has ordered a review of plans to raise the salaries of members of the cabinet and parliament following a public outcry. It comes a week after mass protests forced President Ruto to drop a controversial finance bill that had included tax hikes. The pay increase of between 2% and 5% for […]
First Lady announces N20m cash award for One Nigeria unity fabric competition winner
First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has revealed that the selection process for the winning entry of the #ONE NIGERIA/ Unity Fabric has commenced. Senator Tinubu who disclosed this at the commencement of the process which was held at the State House, Abuja, noted that the quality of the entries […]
Brazil names “King Pele Day” to honor Football Great
Brazil football legend Pele will be honoured in his home country with a commemorative day baptised “King Pele Day”, reported Tuesday’s edition of the government gazette. “King Pele Day” will be held on November 19 — the date on which the striker scored his 1,000th goal in a match for boyhood club Santos at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic […]
Namibia to reduce fuel prices in July
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has announced a significant decrease in fuel prices, effective July 3. The price of petrol will drop by 80 Namibian cents per liter, equivalent to approximately 0.044 U.S. dollars. Additionally, diesel prices will also see reductions: diesel 50ppm by 60 Namibian cents per liter and diesel 10ppm by 70 […]
Show Dem Camp reveals new collaborative album with Cavemen & Nsikak
Nigerian musical legends Show Dem Camp (SDC) and Cavemen & Nsikak are about to release a collaborative album. The highly anticipated new record, a collaborative effort between the award-winning duo and Singer Nsikak and the neo-Igbo highlife/folk group Cavemen, has been revealed. On July 1, 2024, SDC announced the news on their social media channels. […]
Burna Boy’s ‘Higher’ Breaks Spotify Nigeria’s Opening Day Streaming Record
Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Burna Boy continues his meteoric rise in the global music industry with his latest single ‘Higher,’ which has set a new record for the highest opening day streams for a solo single on Spotify Nigeria. Since his breakthrough international hit ‘YE’ in 2018, Burna Boy has established himself as one of the […]
Sports Minister says Osimhen/Finidisaga is not NFF’s priority
Minister of Sports, John Enoh, says addressing the recent outburst by Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen,against former Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, is not the immediate priority for the Nigeria Football Federation. In a radio interview in Abuja, Enoh noted that the Federation needs to prioritize other pressing issues within Nigerian football, rather than being sidetracked […]
