Eden Hazard was back to his best on Sunday night as the Belgian captain and his teamates handed Hungary a 4-0 demolition. Belgium set the ball rolling in the 10th minute through a Toby Alderwield goal. The Red Devils dominated the match and only excellent keeping from Gabor Kiraly and some poor finishing prevented them... Read More
Late Prof. Dora Akunyili’s daughter, Njideka Akunyili Crosby has been awarded the Prix Canson Prize by Fonds Canson in a ceremony held at New York’s Drawing Center on Tuesday, June 21. The Nigerian artist won the annual prize which recognizes achievements of international artists who work with paper as their major medium. The Enugu-born Njideka – who is... Read More
Germany showed class, finesse and composure to beat Slovakia 3-0 to march on to the quarterfinals of UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. The German Machines, as they have come to be known, went ahead in the 8th minute when Jérôme Boateng‘s well-struck volley went in. Mesut Özil lost a golden opportunity to improve on his goal tally when... Read More
Nigerian rapper/actor, Folarin Falz the Bahd guy Falana on Saturday, beat other international artistes to clinch the Viewers’ choice Best International act’ at the BET awards. For those who weren’t able to see the moment when he was announced winner at a pre-award show, singer, Emma Nyra captured the moment where he picked up his award. Here is the video which also... Read More
Republic of Ireland hoped for a famous win but a vibrant second half display from the French saw the Irish succumb to a 2-1 defeat during the Round of 16 encounter of Euro 2016. A clumsy foul by Paul Pogba on Shane Long saw Martin O’Neil‘s men rewarded with a penalty in the second minute of the game and Robbie... Read More
Nollywood actor, Fred Amata has fallen prey to men of the night. This was made known by a friend of his, Matthias Obahiagbon who says the actor was attacked by four armed robbers just as he was about to make his way into the street where he resides. Obahiagbon said Amata, who’s the President of Directors Guild... Read More
With over 17 years in the acting business, Uche Jombo-Rodriguez has risen to become a household name in Nollywood. The Enugu-born actress has battled her fair share of societal barriers on her way to the top. With over 60 films to her credit including the award-winning Damages, the graduate of Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Programming, in 2012 got... Read More
On Saturday, Africa’s best acting talents converged at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana for the second edition of this year’s Golden Movie Awards. The annual award celebrates outstanding achievement in African television and film. See the full list of winners. AWDF Film award – Shirley Frimpong Manso Golden Actor In Drama – Gideon Okeke (GbomoGbomo Express)... Read More
From the arrivals to meeting other international superstars, your favourite African stars have had their hands full at the BET Awards 2016 weekend. Although the main award ceremony takes place today, winners for some of the categories have already been announced – case in point, the Best International act: Africa and the Viewers choice Best International act winners.... Read More
South African multi-award winning record producer/DJ, Black Coffee has won the keenly-contested Best International Act: Africa award at the 2016 BET Awards. Black Coffee who is now the first South African to win the award, bested his other African counterparts such as Nigeria’s Yemi Alade, Wizkid, countryman AKA; Tanzanian, Diamond Platinumz and others who were nominated in the same... Read More
African music is taking over the world but in a music industry like Nigeria’s where the structure for diamonds in the rough to shine is still under-construction, a certain singer named Jinmi Abduls is willing to beat the odds. The 18-year-old, second year International Law student at Babcock University, who is surprisingly unsigned, is ready... Read More
Have you been listening to the separate covers for the Coca-Cola’s music anthem, “Taste the Feeling” that have been causing a buzz over the past weeks? I’m sure you have. Our latest covers are coming from the hot sensational smart and talented Nigerian Afrocentric and Hip pop duo, Chidinma and Classiq. Both are sharing their... Read More
The 2016 edition of the Taste the Feeling Anthem cover competition is now open and is accepting submissions! Coca-Cola is inviting lovers of music across Nigeria to send in their entries on or before midnight on 30th July 2016 to stand a chance of being one of the three lucky winners to win an all-expense... Read More
Instagram followers of Stella Uju, Burna Boy‘s alleged baby mama-in-waiting were on Friday, left bemused when they noticed she had deleted her ‘pregnancy bump’ pictures and shared a new picture with no baby bump in sight. This sparked talks of an abortion while many inferred that it was a throwback photo. But Burna Boy had... Read More
A certain Antoinette Audream – who is rumoured to be involved with Caroline Danjuma‘s husband Musa Danjuma – has been on a livid rant on Instagram ever since the actress said she doesn’t care about what happens between him and his ‘mistress’. The Atlanta-based stripper apparently took offence with Caroline’s swipe and responded with a series of revealing posts about the... Read More
Samson Siasia, head coach of the U-23 team has released the 35-man provisional list for this year’s Rio Olympics. He included in the list, Super Eagles players such as John Obi Mikel, Odion Ighalo, Kelechi Ihenacho, Alexi Iwobi and others. Nigeria will play Sweden, Colombia and Japan in Group B to qualify beyond the preliminary... Read More
Abdullahi Shehu (CF Uniao, Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, Alexi Iwobi, Aminu Umar (Osmalispor, Augustine Dimgba (Sunshine Stars), Belgium, Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa FC, Emiloju Julius (MFM FC), Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers), england, Erhun Obanor (MFM FC), Etor Daniel (Enyimba FC), Germany, Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Imoh Ezekiel (Anderlecht, Italy, John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, John Obi Mikel, Junior Ajayi (CS Sfaxien, Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, Kelechi Ihenacho, Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea FC, Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Ndifreke Udo (Abia Warriors), Ndubuisi Agu (FC Porto, Norway, Odion ighalo, Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense FC, Okechukwu Azubuike (Yeni Malatyaspor, portugal, rio olympics, Sadiq Umar (AS Roma, samson siasia, Saturday Erimuya (Kayseri Erciyespor, Saviour Godwin (Ostende, Seth Sincere (Rhapsody FC), Slovakia., Sodiq Saliu (Seraing FC, south africa, Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense FC, Taiwo Abdulrahman (Kwara United), Taiwo Awoniyi (Frankfurt FC, Tunisia, Turkey, Usman Muhammed (CF Uniao, Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, William Ekong (Haugesund FC, Yusuf Bala (Kano Pillars)
Caroline Danjuma might have finally embraced her husband’s alleged cheating ways. The Nollywood actress hinted at this when an Instagram follower notified her of an alleged mistress of her husband, Musa Danjuma. Caroline, ever so ready to speak up to Internet trolls, gave the said mistress her blessing to have all of her husband. In her exact... Read More
Nigerian International, Alex Iwobi has inked a lucrative deal with Nike. The Arsenal talent has exhibited a lot of promise after being promoted into the first team late on in the 2015/2016 English Premier League season. The 19-year-old made the announcement of the Nike deal in a Youtube video. He has now joined popular superstar... Read More
Here are the top stories from yesterday and some stories that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning. Yemi Alade, Wizkid, AKA, others in the US for BET Awards (PHOTOS). YBNL princess, Temmie Ovwasa debuts first music video (WATCH). Wizkid ‘might perform with Drake’ at the BET awards. ‘The Banana Island... Read More
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In the wee hours of Friday morning, Kim Kardashian-West shared a rare photo of her son, Saint West via Snapchat. The little man who was born in December 2015, is the second child of Kim and rapper, Kanye West. The celebrity couple also have a three-year-old daughter, North West.
Britain’s exit from the European Union was confirmed Friday morning after results of the nation-wide referendum were announced. While many are shocked by this development, some are optimistic even as the United Kingdom’s currency, Pound Sterling begins to nosedive. Here are the opinions expressed via Twitter – most of which are that the United Kingdom... Read More
Secondary school education received a boost when Etisalat Nigeria donated Information and Communication Technology (ICT), laboratory and educational facilities to two of its adopted schools in Lagos State. The schools are Akande Dahunsi Memorial Junior and Senior High Schools in Ikoyi. The equipment donated include apparatuses for the biology, chemistry and physics laboratories, projector, laptops,... Read More
Linda Ikeji has laughed off reports that she evaded N75million in taxes and that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is after her for the money. The popular blogger took to Instagram to deny the reports – saying it was a false story concocted by her ‘haters’. On her reported denial of her property, Linda authoritatively... Read More
The highlight of the UCL Final for football fans in Nigeria was definitely the trip to Ibiza, Spain with the award winning music artiste, Darey Art-Alade and popular TV presenter, Stephanie Coker. Apart from the spectacular Heineken Experience in Amsterdam, the all-expense-paid five day trip also featured Ibiza party style beach activities. The UCL fans... Read More
An anonymous man laid siege on the Kinoplex cinema in the western German town of Viernheim, on Thursday. Although the Police were able to stop the man by shooting him dead, about 25 people were reportedly injured as a result of an exposure to tear gas thrown by the police. For now, it is quite unclear... Read More
Wizkid is strongly leading the charge for African music’s takeover of the global scene. Since the breakthrough, – Ojuelegba remix featuring Drake and Skepta in July 2015 – Wizkid has had a rapid rise to global reckoning. From performing on some of the biggest stages around the world to getting featured on tracks by international superstars, Wizkid... Read More
The 2016 edition of the BET Awards is holding this Saturday in Los Angeles and an array of Africa’s music stars are in the US to partake in the pre-event activities of the awards. The spotlight is however, on the winner of the keenly-contested categories – ‘Best ‘International Act: Africa’ and the Viewer’s Choice ‘Best New International Act’. Yemi... Read More
Jamie Vardy has inked a 4-year contract extension with English Premier League champions, Leicester City. This brings to an end weeks of speculation surrounding the striker’s future after Arsenal reportedly activated his 20 million pounds release clause earlier this month. “Leicester City have today (Thursday) agreed with the representatives of Jamie Vardy to extend the England... Read More
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