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Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has confirmed his retirement from playing, ending “an amazing 20 years”. The Ivory Coast striker, 40, had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games and winning four Premier Leagues and the 2012 Champions League. He spent the last 18 months of his career with US side Phoenix Rising, […]
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Wednesday pummeled the Shepolopolo of Zambia 4-0 at Cape Coast in Ghana at the 11th African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON). The reigning champions, who lost their opening match on Sunday, bounced back into contention with an emphatic win. Desire Oparanozie scored the opening goal, while Francesca Ordega added the second […]
Nollywood actress Liz Anjorin has insisted that she is not getting favours from any man as publicly perceived and that God is her Sugar Daddy. The actress made this statement while appearing as guest on TVC entertainment splash. She said: ”These days, you have to mean a lot to a man before he would spend […]
On February 18, 1977, Kalakuta Republic, the Lagos communal home of Fela Kuti, was burned to the ground by Nigerian soldiers, causing the death of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer’s mother. The attack on Kalakuta Republic was sparked off by Fela’s 1976 protest song, ‘Zombie’, which derided Nigeria’s ruling class: the military. In the song, […]
Queen of afro-pop music, Tiwa Savage, has revealed that in spite of the glitz and glamour she displays on social media, she sometimes feels depressed by low self-esteem. According to the ‘Ma Lo’ crooner who recently floored Davido, Fally Ipupa, others, at the just concluded MTV Europe Music Awards, when she became the first African […]
Popular On-Air Personality, Tosyn Bucknor, has died at the age of 37. Tosyn Bucknor who was a presenter with Inspiration FM, died on Monday night in her home. Described as an all-round media professional, singer, actress, lawyer and activist, she had reportedly passed on after battling with sickle cell crisis for about three weeks. The […]
Jennifer Lopez now has a strange and unlikely connection to Donald Trump and Bill Cosby … because her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame caught the attention of a vandal. It is learnt that a vandal used what looks like black spray paint to deface Lopez’s star on November 20 near the famed intersection […]
GHANA’S REGINA VAN HELVERT & JASON OSMAN EL-AGHA; UGANDA’S ANITA FABIOLA; NIGERIA’S DENRELE EDUN; CAMEROON’S PAMELA HAPPI (MISS P) AND DRC’S MAK’LOR BABUTULUA TO RULE THE CONTINENTAL AWARDS RED CARPET. The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA in partnership with the African Union, has announced six red carpet hosts for the 5th AFRIMA-Ghana 2018 hosted by […]
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) yesterday at the Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba, Delta state signed a new partnership agreement with global sportswear company, Nike. Nike had initially partnered with the NFF in April 2015 in a seemingly short term deal but Tuesday’s agreement is seen by both parties as the real deal. The agreement reportedly […]
A shoulder injury to Kylian Mbappe overshadowed France’s 1-0 friendly win over Uruguay at the Stade de France on Tuesday as Didier Deschamps’ world champions ended the year on a high note. Mbappe had to be replaced in the first half after a nasty fall, continuing a miserable night for his Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas […]
