Nigerian music star, David Adedeji Adeleke (DAVIDO), is upset about his cancelled global engagements as a result of the current novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent tweet, he moaned: “MAHN COVID Sucks .. Was meant to have my first show in Jamaica today” Davido has indeed cancelled all his live performances. According to the Read More…
U.S. movie studio MGM Holdings is exploring a sale, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The movie studio behind the “James Bond” franchise has tapped investment banks Morgan Stanley and LionTree LLC and started a formal sale process, the source said, asking not to be identified. The company has a market Read More…
It was the 33-year-old Messi’s 749th competitive match for Barca, meaning he has scored a goal every 1.16 games. Lionel Messi beat Pele’s record of goals for a single club when he scored his 644th for Barcelona in a 3-0 victory against Valladolid on Tuesday. The Argentina forward scored Barca’s third goal when he collected Read More…
Pep Guardiola insists Arsenal would be making a “big mistake” if they decide to sack Mikel Arteta following yet another defeat. The Gunners were outclassed by Guardiola’s Manchester City, who reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a comfortable 4-1 win at the Emirates Stadium. Arteta has not seen his side win a domestic game since Read More…
Lagos State is the cleanest state in the South West of Nigeria while the overall 2020 Cleanest State in Nigeria index ratings has been won by Akwa Ibom State with Abuja emerging as the cleanest city in Nigeria. Ikeja is the third cleanest city in the country. The results were the outcome of a 15 Read More…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 has said that Lagos, Kaduna and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), account for 70 per cent of Coronavirus infections in the country. Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha made this known during a national briefing on Monday, in Abuja. Mustapha said Read More…
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending sharp losses overnight, as the rapid spread of a new strain of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom prompted several countries to close their borders to British travellers and freight. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 30 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $47.67 a barrel Read More…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained N334 billion on Monday due to buying interest in Dangote Cement and 22 other stocks. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N334 billion or 1.74 per cent to close at N19.570 trillion compared with N19.236 trillion achieved on Friday. Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 36,804.75 appreciated by Read More…
A veteran actress, Gloria Young, has called for adequate supervision of child actors to protect them against unhealthy information. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, Young said that the supervision should be a condition for allowing a child to act in any Nigerian movie. According to her, Read More…
Diana Prince may be able to best Cheetah, but she’s no match for a global pandemic. “Wonder Woman 1984” opened to a less than heroic $18.8 million in China over the weekend and a disappointing $38.5 million overseas. That’s far less than the $38 million that the first “Wonder Woman” grossed in its opening weekend Read More…
