12-year-old wins $50,000 US spelling bee prize
Mastering words such as “cricetine” and “indumentum”, 12-year-old Bruhat Soma clinched victory Thursday in the United States spelling bee. The seventh-grade student from St. Petersburg, Florida, beamed as colorful confetti rained down after he won the tiebreaker. “Bruhat Soma from…
SA Election Results Portal Down During Vote Count
SA Election Results Portal Down During Vote Count The website of South Africa’s electoral commission site went down amid the counting of votes on Friday morning. According to Reuters, the glitch caused the results page from this week’s parliamentary election…
Usher to be honoured with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Usher is also nominated for four more BET Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Male R&B pop artist Usher is set to receive a major accolade this year. The King of R&B, 45, will be honored with the Lifetime…
TikTok star, JinnKid Convicted for murdering his wife and ‘her lover
A jury found TikTok star Ali Abulaban guilty of murdering his wife and her ‘lover’ after telling the court that he “snapped” after she bragged about sleeping with one of his friends. On May 30, Ali Abulaban, 32, who went…
Pique probed over Saudi deal to host Spanish Super Cup
Barcelona’s Spanish defender Gerard Pique holds a press conference at the FC Barcelona ‘Joan Gamper’ sports centre in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona on August 11, 2018 on the eve of the Spanish Super Cup final football match between Barcelona…
US varsity honours Nigerian PhD student, Saidat Balogun
Southern Illinois University (SIU) in the United States has awarded the 2024 Distinguished Student Award to Nigerian Saidat Rasaq Balogun. Saidat, a doctoral student at SIU, was honoured alongside seven other students from the university’s campuses in Carbondale, Edwardsville, and…
Top 5 most expensive football stadiums in the world
Football is the most popular sport in the world with 4 billion fans globally, and has evolved to be business ventures with state-of-the-art stadiums. In this piece, we will examine a few of the most expensive football stadiums ever built…
Aba Power adjusts tariff
Almost two months after the other 11 electricity distribution firms in Nigeria increased their tariff for Band A customers due to the prevailing economic situation in the country, Aba Power Ltd has adjusted its tariff. Its managing director, Ugo Opiegbe,…
Samuel Eto’o apologises to Cameroon coach Brys
Former Cameroonian star forward and now football federation president Samuel Eto’o apologised Thursday to national team coach Marc Brys, with whom he had been involved in a heated exchange this week. The ex-Barcelona striker also confirmed Brys would remain in…
The return of Emma Raducanu: why the tennis superstar’s comeback
From Tiffany to Dior, Emma Raducanu’s history-making US Open victory led to a swathe of sponsorships, but after a series of surgeries she’s ready to let her game do the talking 29 May 2024 Serving up a comeback: Emma Raducanu…