The 56th National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) Image Awards made have recognized the impact of afrobeats on a global scale. The award is an annual ceremony presented by the U.S.-based NAACP to honour outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Wizkid won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) for “Piece…
Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to “give up” his presidency in exchange for peace ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “If to achieve peace you really need me to give up my post – I’m ready. I can trade it for Nato membership, if there are such conditions,”…
Kylian Mbappe scored his first hat-trick at the Bernabeu to send Real Madrid into the Champions League last 16. The European champions won 6-3 on aggregate, following up their 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium with a 3-1 victory at the Bernabeu. The hosts had a one-goal after their comeback win at the Etihad and they…
Ademola Lookman has responded to Gian Piero Gasperini’s criticism of his penalty miss during Atalanta’s champions league defeat to Club Brugge, saying that being singled out by his coach “not only hurts but feels deeply disrespectful.” The Atalanta coach squarely blamed the Super Eagles forward for the team’s exit from the Champions League at the…
American rapper ASAP Rocky dived over a court barrier to hug Rihanna after a jury found him not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. The Los Angeles jury deliberated for about three hours before clearing the hip-hop star of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm…
A celebrity wedding is on the cards, as Kyle Kuzma and Winnie Harlow have taken their relationship to the next level. The Milwaukee Bucks forward romantically proposed to the model, by popping the question with a poem while they were flying to Turks and Caicos for an All-Star Break getaway on February 13. Harlow, 30,…
The United States Mission to Nigeria has announced that the U.S. government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilised. This move follows growing calls for a comprehensive review of how U.S. Agency for International Development health funds have been spent. In a post on its verified…
Roc Nation boss and music mogul, Jay-Z, can breathe a sigh of relief. As on Friday, attorney Tony Buzbee dropped the sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy. According to reports, the lawsuit alleging that Jay and Diddy raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000 has reportedly been dismissed in a New York court by Tony…
Diddy has been hit with another lawsuit, this time from a woman who was allegedly trafficked as a teenager and claimed the disgraced mogul paid her and other minors to work at a sex party. The accuser filed her lawsuit on Friday and stated the encounter with Diddy happened around 2020 when he hosted an…
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called for the creation of an “army of Europe” to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent’s aid. At the Munich Security Conference, he also said that Ukraine would “never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement” after…
