Ric Hassani Drops Lagos Lover Boy, Defends Odumodublvck
Nigerian singer Ric Hassani stopped by the midday show to dive into the details of his latest album, Lagos Lover Boy, offering fans a glimpse into the inspiration behind the project and the dynamic collaborations that make it stand out. Hassani described Lagos Lover Boy as a reflection of his evolving soundâblending soulful Afropop with […]
Stormzy Launches #Merkyfilm, Stars in Debut Short Big Man
Stormzy has announced heâs launching his own film production company – and will star in its first release. #Merkyfilm, like the rapperâs other projects #Merkybooks and #MerkyFC, will focus on celebrating black British stories and talent, he says. Its first project is short film Big Man, directed by Oscar-winning film-maker Aneil Karia, known for projects […]
Air India Dreamliner Crashes in Ahmedabad, 242 Feared Dead
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated by Air India crashed on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, with all 242 passengers and crew on board believed to have been killed. So far, rescue teams supported by the military have recovered 204 bodies, with casualties including both those on the plane and residents of the […]
Solomon Buchi Slams BET for Awarding GloRilla Best Gospel Artist
Solomon Buchi Criticizes BET for Naming GloRilla Best Gospel Artist Nigerian writer and social commentator Solomon Buchi has publicly criticized the organizers of the BET Awards for presenting the Best Gospel Artist award to American rapper and songwriter GloRilla. The award, which was given during the ceremony held last weekend, sparked backlash from Buchi, who […]
Ballon dâOr 2025 Nominees to Be Announced on August 7
Ballon d’Or 2025 Nominee Lists to Be Unveiled on August 7 France Football has confirmed that the full list of nominees for the 2025 Ballon dâOrâcovering both the menâs and womenâs awardsâwill be released on August 7. The announcement will kick off the build-up to the prestigious awards ceremony, which is set to take place […]
Manchester United Sign Matheus Cunha on Five-Year Deal
Manchester United have announced the signing of Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year contract, which will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2030, with an option to extend for an additional year. The 26-year-old becomes Unitedâs first major acquisition of the summer transfer window. Cunha, who has made a strong […]
Australia Seal World Cup Spot with 2-1 Win Over Saudi
Australia sealed qualification for the World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah while Oman kept their hopes of a place at the finals alive with a last-gasp 1-1 draw against Palestine in Jordan. The Socceroos only had to avoid a five-goal defeat to confirm their appearance at a sixth […]
KrejÄĂkovĂĄ Suffers Shock Defeat Ahead of Wimbledon
Barbora Krejcikovaâs preparations for her Wimbledon title defence suffered a major setback as the Czech crashed to a shock defeat against Rebecca Sramkova at Queenâs Club on Tuesday. KrejÄĂkovĂĄ beat Italyâs Jasmine Paolini in three sets in last yearâs Wimbledon final to win her second Grand Slam crown. But the 29-year-oldâs hopes of repeating that […]
Kizz Daniel Reclaims New Era Masters
Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Daniel Anidugbe, known as Kizz Daniel, has successfully reclaimed the master rights to his debut album, âNew Era,â from his former record label, G-Worldwide. New Era’ was released on 14 May 2016, featuring Kizz Daniel’s breakout tracks such as Woju, Laye, and Mama. Sharing this via his x formerly twitter account, he […]
Ronaldo hints at staying with Saudi’s Al-Nassr
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo seems set to remain with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. Ronaldo, the 40-year-old forward is out of contract at the end of this month. The former Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United striker last week posted a cryptic message on social media hinting he was set to leave the club he joined […]