Paris 2024: D’Tigress make Nigeria proud, exit Olympics with loss to USA
In a thrilling encounter at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nigeria’s D’Tigress delivered a commendable performance despite falling to Team USA in the women’s basketball quarterfinals. The United States secured a victory with a final score of 88–74, inching closer to…
Ayra Starr joins Rihanna at Barbados festival
Nigerian songstress, Ayra Starr has been spotted hanging out at the Crop Over festival in Barbados with iconic singer Rihanna. The Crop Over festival, a traditional harvest celebration, runs from June to early August and culminates in the vibrant Kadooment…
Transfer: Super Eagles captain, Troost-Ekong’s new club confirmed
Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, will play in Saudi Arabia in the new season. Troost-Ekong is set to leave PAOK for Al Khalood after both clubs agreed on a transfer fee. The 30-year-old has also sorted out personal terms with…
Ofili sixth in 200m, Oborududu misses bronze
Team Nigeria’s hope of winning the first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was dashed on Tuesday night following dismal performances of Favour Ofili in the final of the women’s 200m and Blessing Oborududu, who lost her bronze medal…
Bawumia cannot investigate his own gov’t – Mahama asks Ghanaians to vote out NPP for accountability
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), cannot investigate his own government, John Dramani Mahama, the flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated. He has therefore urged Ghanaians to reject the NPP…
Burna Boy, Tyla, Tems, Davido, Ayra Starr & Pheelz Bag Nominations for the 2024 MTV VMAs
Burna Boy, Tyla, Tems, Davido, Ayra Starr & Pheelz Bag Nominations for the 2024 MTV VMAs MTV has unveiled the list of nominees for the 2024 “VMAs,” celebrating artists whose influence and contributions over the past year have transformed the…
Gender row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting disqualified from World Championships after chromosome test: IBA
Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships after a sex chromosome test ruled both of them ineligible. The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers embroiled in a row over gender in sport at the Paris…
Anthony Joshua hailed by Eddie Hearn for his ‘classy’ four-word text message
Boxing promoter Eddie H earn has praised British fighter Anthony Joshua’s character and loyalty to Matchroom and explained that the parties share more than a professional relationship. Eddie H earn has hailed Anthony Joshua for the message he sends to…
Nigeria pushes West Africa’s tech economy to $63.1 trillion
Nigeria’s telecom landscape has driven the West African tech economy up the ladder with the region’s telecoms sector now hitting $63.1 trillion The huge revenue accrues from activities in the Fintechs, E-commerce and Digital Market places which contribute 80 per cent…
Bill Gates’ son-in-law withdraws from Olympic equestrian event due to horse injury
There was heartbreak in Paris as show jumper Nayel Nassar, the son-in-law of billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, was forced to retire from the Olympics after a ‘minor injury’ to his horse Coronado. The equestrian, who was due to compete for…