Onyeka Onwenu: Family hails Peter Obi for staying with music icon till her last moments
The sons of the late music icon Onyeka Onwenu, Abraham and Tijani Ogunlende, have released a statement regarding their mother’s passing on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The Ogunlende revealed that she was rushed to the hospital after a performance, where medical staff made extensive efforts to save her life, but she unfortunately passed away that […]
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reached the Olympic singles quarter-finals for a record fourth time by beating Germany’s Dominic Koepfer 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday but looked in the mood to go much deeper in the tournament.
For all his 24 Grand Slam titles and countless other accolades, the Olympics has never been especially kind to the 37-year-old for whom a bronze medal remains his only souvenir. Paris is most likely his last opportunity to fill the only unoccupied space in his bulging trophy cabinet and so far everything is going entirely […]
Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has been seen wearing a protective boot and using crutches at the club’s UCLA training base.
Yoro was forced off during the first half of Saturday’s pre-season defeat by Arsenal at the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles. The 18-year-old, who only completed his £52m move to United from Lille on 18 July, could barely put any weight on his foot as he left the pitch and went onto the team bus […]
Chelsea have signed goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal for £20.7m on a seven-year contract.
The 22-year-old Dane made 37 appearances for Villarreal last season after becoming the club’s first-choice goalkeeper. “This move is a dream come true,” said Jorgensen. “I am very excited to have signed for Chelsea, one of the biggest clubs in the world. “I can’t wait to get to know everyone and to start playing with […]
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe has completed a takeover of Ligue 2 side Caen.
Interconnected Ventures, founded by Mbappe, has bought a majority stake in the French club through its investment arm, Coalition Capital. France international Mbappe, 25, has reportedly invested around 15m euros (£12.6m) of his own money via the investment fund. Coalition Capital replace previous majority shareholders, American investment fund Oaktree. Pierre-Antoine Capton, current president of the […]
DCI Investigates Alleged Financing of Protests by Deputy President’s Office
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a probe into claims that officials from the office of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua were involved in financing recent nationwide protests. According to sources, the DCI has questioned seven officials from the DP’s office, including a former member of parliament serving as a political advisor, and a […]
Women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei came really close but missed out on a spot in the last 16 of the Paris Olympic Games.
The debutant fought her heart out for every point on Wednesday (July 31) before going down 17-21, 22-20, 21-23 to South Korea’s Kim Ga-eun in her second Group H match at Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle. The 24-year-old did not give up even after losing the first game and led 11-8 in the […]
Iconic singer, Onyeka Onwenu dies at 72
Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu is dead. According to reports the iconic singer passed on Tuesday night after performing at an event at Banana Island, Lagos. She was 72. Onwenu was said to have slumped after performing at the birthday ceremony of Stella Okoli, owner of Emzor Pharmaceuticals. She was later […]
Who is Ismail Haniyah?
Ismail Haniyah can rot in Hell. Good Riddance! Hamas leader Haniyah was assassinated in Tehran tonight. President Jimmy Carter is in hospice. I wonder if he heard the news. I wonder how he felt. Kamala Harris was authentic and sensational in Atlanta. Here’s the letter referencing my fight with Jimmy Carter about Ismail Haniyah. On […]