US Open Expands to 15-day Tournament in 2025
The US Open will become a 15-day tournament in 2025, beginning on a weekend for the first time in the Open era. This year’s main draw at Flushing Meadows will start on Sunday, 24 August and end on Sunday, 7 September. It becomes the latest Grand Slam to announce a Sunday start. The Australian Open […]
UEFA Champions League Last 16 & Playoff Teams Confirmed
Last night saw a dramatic final round of UEFA Champions League games, confirming teams who made it into the knockout rounds. Eight teams: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa, made it into the last 16 automatically, while the Knockout phase play-offs would see Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern […]
Mufasa: The Lion King Tops ₦530 Million at Nigeria Box Office
After five weeks in cinemas, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King has grossed over ₦500 million at the Nigerian box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2024 in Nigeria. Data from the Nigerian box office shows that the film earned ₦30.6 million between January 17 and 23, pushing its cumulative total to ₦530 million. […]
Katy Perry Announces U.S. Leg of Lifetimes Tour
Katy Perry is bringing her Lifetimes Tour to the U.S. this spring and summer, with the kick-off show set for May 7 at the Toyota Center in Houston. The singer announced the first American dates for the tour in support of her 143 album, today. The outing, which will then swing through Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Chicago, Minneapolis, […]
Tinubu Attends Africa Energy Summit in Tanzania
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which starts today Jan. 27. The two-day summit being hosted by the government of Tanzania, the African Union, the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, would see participating countries, including Nigeria, present national energy […]
North West Joins FKA twigs on New Track “Childlike Things”
Kim Kardashian’s daughter, North West, has collaborated with FKA twigs on a newly released track. At midnight on January 24, FKA twigs, 37, unveiled her third studio album, Eusexua. Among the standout songs is “Childlike Things,” featuring 11-year-old North, who contributes a few verses in Japanese. Kim, 44, highlighted the release on her Instagram Stories […]
Lagos Pilgrims to Israel, Jordan Set for Feb 7, 2025
Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board says the 2024 second batch intending pilgrims are set to be airlifted to the Holy Lands of Israel and Jordan on February 7, 2025. This announcement was made by the Board Secretary, Florence Gbafe, during the medical and administrative screening exercise for the intending pilgrims. Gbafe, who said 150 intending […]
INEC Sets Anambra and FCT Elections for Nov 8
Independent National Electoral Commission will conduct the Anambra State Governorship election on Saturday, November 8, 2025, and the FCT area council elections on February 21, 2026. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, announced this during a consultative meeting with political parties yesterday in Abuja. On bye-elections, Professor Yakubu raised concerns over the increasing frequency and financial burden, […]
Qing Madi Named Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Artiste for January
Nigerian singer, Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, professionally known as Qing Madi, has been named as the EQUAL Africa artiste for January 2025. This is according to the online music streaming platform, Spotify. Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement yesterday, said this was setting the tone for a remarkable year in […]
Ruger Announces New Album ‘Blown Boy’
Ruger is set to release date his next album, ‘Blown Boy’ in March 2025. He announced this in a post on his Instagram story. ‘Blown Boy’ comes off the back of Ruger’s 2024 joint project ‘RnB’, and is his second project since he parted ways with Jonzing World in 2023. Read Another Story – DJ Jimmy Jatt Reflects […]
