Femi Adebayo Emerges Best Actor in Supporting Role
Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, has emerged the Best Actor in Supporting Role for his historical thriller, âJagun Jagunâ, at the 20th Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), held at the weekend. Adebayoâs âJagun Jagunâ which earlier attracted seven nominations, also clinched the Achievement Award in visual effect and in make-up respectively. Actress Elsie Abang won the […]
Liverpool Climbs to the Summit of the English Premier League
Liverpool claimed a 2-1 comeback victory over Brighton to climb to the summit of the English Premier League. With their two main title rivals, Arsenal and Manchester City, both losing, Liverpool stay two-point clear of City, Six points from Nottingham Forest in third and seven ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal in fourth and fifth position […]
Davido Breaks TikTok Record For The Viewed Live Stream in Africa
Davido has broken TikTokâs record for the most-watched live stream in Africa thanks to his electrifying livestream, co-hosted by popular content creators, Peller, Jarvis, and Jo Blaq, which attracted 389,800 viewers. The livestream also generated 377 lion gifts on TikTok, valued at $400 each. Davido announced that all earnings from the gifts would be donated […]
Balmoral Group Delivers An Unforgettable Comedy Show With WhaleMouthâs âExciting Chaosâ
Balmoral Group, Nigeriaâs leading 360 events solutions company, partnered with renowned comedian, WhaleMouth to deliver an extraordinary comedy experience tagged âWhaleMouth in Exciting Chaosâ. Hosted at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, this spectacular event was meticulously curated to captivate the audience and leave an indelible mark. From the moment guests arrived, it […]
Wizkid Features Brent Faiyaz in His New Single
Wizkid’s new single ‘Piece of My Heart’, featuring Brent Faiyaz, has become the song with the biggest week streams on YouTube Nigeria. Released on October 18, the single has garnered 1.20 million streams, surpassing the previous record of 1.18M streams held by Fireboy’s ‘Peru’ remix featuring Ed Sheeran. ‘Piece of My Heart’ is off the âMorayoâ album, set to drop on […]
Spainâs Rodri and Bonmati win Ballon dâOr for best players in the world
Spanish player Rodri and Aitana Bonmati each won the Ballon dâOr award for the best player in the world male and female. Rodri, a first-time winner of the award, was instrumental in helping his team win an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League trophy last season, while Barcelonaâs Bomati won the womenâs award for a second […]
A Police Inspector was Dismissed for Shooting a Nigerian Musician
The police in Enugu State have announced the dismissal of Joseph Ozonwanji, an inspector, who shot dead a Nigerian musician, Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. Its spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, said in the statement that the police found the inspector culpable after his orderly room trial and, therefore, dismissed him […]
House of Reps. Member Detained for Assaulting Taxi Driver
A member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, is in police detention for physically assaulting an e-hailing app driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, in Abuja. FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that Ikwechegh is undergoing questioning at the Maitama Police Station, after the taxi driver reported the matter to the Command The FCT command which also […]
US Announces Visa Restriction Policy for Ghana
The United States has slammed visa restriction on individuals Washington deems responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana. This comes ahead of the December presidential and parliamentary elections in the West African country. Announcing this in a statement yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said the visa restriction policy is not directed at the Ghanaian […]
World Bank Group announces new targets to accelerate the use of broadband internet, social protection programs
As the world grapples with the realities of gender inequality, the World Bank Group today (Thursday 24th October 2024), announced a set of actions and concrete goals that aim to boost economic opportunities for more women, toward implementing Gender Strategy 2030. President of the World Bank Group, Anjay Banga speaking at a flagship event on […]