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Wizkid Drops Snippet From His Upcoming Album

Wizkid Drops Snippet From His Upcoming Album

Grammy award-winning singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has dropped a snippet from his upcoming album “Morayo”. The single, “Piece Of my heart”, featuring Brent Faiyaz, is an upbeat track with Caribbean, R&B, Afro-Pop, and Dancehall influences that has already generated buzz among fans and music lovers. Wizkid shared the snippet on his Instagram […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 32.15% in August

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 32.15% in August

Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped from 33.40% in July to 32.15% in August. This is the second month of consecutive inflation decline this year. In its Consumer Price Index report released yesterday, the National Bureau of Statistics said the headline inflation rate eased to 32.15% in August 2024, while food inflation stood at 37.52% in the […]

President Tinubu promises to establish a fund for disaster relief

President Tinubu promises to establish a fund for disaster relief

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised the establishment of a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters.  Speaking yesterday at the Borno Government House when he visited Maiduguri, to sympathise with the government and people over the recent flooding from Alau Dam, President Tinubu who sympathized with all the […]

Ligue 1 Orders PSG to Pay Mbappé Unpaid Wages

Ligue 1 Orders PSG to Pay Mbappé Unpaid Wages

The French league’s legal commission has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian MbappĂ© the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages that he claims he’s entitled to. The league confirmed the decision yesterday without more details, a day after the France superstar rejected a mediation offer by the commission in his dispute with his […]

Super Eagles Interim Coach Dismisses Resignation Rumours

Super Eagles Interim Coach Dismisses Resignation Rumours

Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has dismissed rumours abouthis alleged resignation following yesterday’s goalless draw against Rwanda. Addressing journalists upon the team’s arrival in Abuja, Eguavoen described therumours as false and misleading, clarifying that he had been misquoted. He affirmed that he was still in charge of the Super Eagles and would sit downwith […]

Mauricio Pochettino Appointed as New US Men Football Coach

Maurico Pochettino Appointed as New US Men Football Coach

Former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has been named asthe new manager of the United States men’s team. The Argentine replaces Gregg Berhalter, who was sacked in July following theUSA’s group-stage elimination from the Copa America.The announcement came before the US faced New Zealand in an internationalfriendly game in Cincinnati. The United States will […]

Nigeria to Face Japan in Round of 16 at FIFA U-20 World Cup

Nigeria to Face Japan in Round of 16 at FIFA U-20 World Cup

Nigeria will face Japan in the Round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’sWorld Cup. Japan confirmed their place in the knockout round after a 2-0 victory over Austriayesterday; finishing top of Group E ahead of Austria. The Falconets came second in Group D behind former champions Germany. The Nigerian encounter with Japan will […]

Ronaldo Reaches Historic Landmark, Hits 900 Career Goals

Ronaldo Reaches Historic Landmark Hits 900 Career Goals

On Thursday September 5th, 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th goal in his storied career, marking a momentous occasion. Portugal went ahead 2-0 against Croatia in their Nations League match thanks to a goal from the 39-year-old. The forward broke down in tears beside the corner flag, expressing his joy with great emotion. In addition […]

Lookman Nominated For 2024 Ballon D’Or

Lookman Nominated For Ballon D'Or

Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Ademola Lookman, has been nominated forthe 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award. In the list announced by France Football Magazine on Wednesday, the 26-year-oldAtalanta of Italy player, who is the only African player in the list, was shortlistedalongside 29 players for the coveted award. Neither current holder Lionel Messi nor Cristiano […]

Luis Suarez Announces Retirement from International Football

Luis Suarez Announces Retirement from International Football

Uruguay and Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez has announced his retirement frominternational at the age of 37. Suarez, who is Uruguay’s all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 142 appearancesmade the announcement through tears, and added that his final game withUruguay will be the 2026 World Cup qualifying game against Paraguay on Friday. READ ANOTHER […]