Category: News
ANTHONY JOSHUA DEFEATS ANDY RUIZ TO REGAIN WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Anthony Joshua is the world heavyweight champion again! The Nigerian-British boxer reclaimed the title after beating Andy Ruiz whom he lost to earlier in the year in New York. Joshua won back the IBF, WBA and WBO belts in what was literally a bloody fight, the two boxers slugging it out and giving it their all. Joshua won by…
LIONEL MESSI WINS THE BALLON D’OR FOR A RECORD 6TH TIME
Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for the 6th time. Messi took home the prize ahead of Liverpool and Netherlands player Virgil van Dijk, who took second place. The Barcelona star’s long time rival and five-time winner, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid, came third. Speaking while receiving the award, Messi recounted the first…
World Premiere | “Already (Official Music Video)” by Jasën Blu
R&B/Soul star Jasën Blu releases the long-awaited visual to the first single off his incoming debut album, “Already”. This comes at the heels of announcements on social media earlier in September 2019 where he stated the video release will mark the beginning of the rollout for the album, titled “Soulwave”. In an Instagram post, Blu…
YCEE’S NEW ALBUM, ‘YCEEVSZAHEER’ DROPS IN NOVEMBER
Rapper and Singer; Ycee, is set to release his debut album, “Ycee vs Zaheer“ on November 8th. Ycee vs Zaheer is coming two years after his EP, The First Wave, dropped on the back of his impressive introduction to the music industry. Ycee made this announcement through an experiential post on the Instagram page (@yceevszaheer) dedicated to…
WALE WANTS RECORD LABELS TO HELP ARTISTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH
Wale is pushing for record labels to pay more attention to mental health. The D.C.-born rapper made an appearance on TMZ Live, he shared his thoughts on labels assisting artists who are struggling with mental health. “Entertainment as a whole is stressful.” Since it’s inception of entertainment business you see how many people lose their life…
WIZKID PLANS TO LAUNCH MUSIC STREAMING APP
Nigerian superstar; Wizkid appeared on Capital Xtra with Robert Bruce. During the show, he talked about afrobeats, new music and gave shout-outs to his peers. As the conversation went on, he announced that he would start a streaming platform with UBA. Wizkid said that, “I have always thought about ways to expand and turn it…
NIGERIANS COMMEND CORPS MEMBER WHO USED HIS CARPENTRY SKILL TO CONSTRUCT DESKS FOR HIS STUDENTS AT NO COST
A youth corps member; Teru serving in Cross Rivers State has won the hearts of many Nigerians for his kind gesture towards the students of the school where he is currently serving as a teacher. In a post shared on his Facebook page, Teru recounted how he has used his carpentry skill to better the…
ARSENAL FORWARD; ALEX IWOBI JOINS EVERTON IN FIVE-YEAR DEAL WORTH UP TO £34M
Nigerian international player, Alex Iwobi, is set to move from Arsenal FC to Everton FC after the latter made a bid to buy the winger, reports BBC Sport correspondent David Ornstein on Twitter. “Everton had an initial bid of £30m turned down but their improved offer – reported to be an initial £28m, rising to £34m with potential add-ons – has been accepted by…
MIKEL OBI RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL, SAYS, ‘I’M OUT’
Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, on Thursday, announced his retirement from international football. Mike Obi said, at the age of 32, it was time for him to bow out of the team and let the young ones take over. Sharing a photo of himself in the national jersey, Mikel Obi wrote, “Egypt is a…
TECNO SPARK 3 WINS AITTA PHONE OF THE YEAR
TECNO Spark 3, a smartphone model by TECNO, Africa’s leading smartphone brand, has been awarded as the smartphone brand of the year at the 2019 edition of the Africa Information Technology & Telecoms Awards (AITTA). The event was held at the at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra Ghana on 28th June 2019, the AITTA has…