The whole football world and fans were thrown into a wild emotion yesterday after arguably the most expensive and expressive picture presently on the planet earth emerged on the internet. Having dominated discussions over who is the greatest footballer of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi starred in their first joint advertisement for luxury clothing brand Louis Vuitton […]
The International Men’s Day (IMD) is an annual event to celebrate men and boys. It is a day to recognize men’s political, cultural and socio-economic accomplishments. This done in over 70 countries of the world. The day was first celebrated by Dr Jerome Teelucksingh in 1999. Teelucksingh was a history lecturer at the University of West Indies in Trinidad and […]
For black football managers, getting a foothold in the coaching management space in America, Europe or other parts of the world is a tough nut to crack. Even in their own homes, they struggle to share their own space with white coaches. However, Michael Nsien, a Nigerian American is writing his name on the sand of time, gradually climbing […]
Marvel Studios’ award-winning $1.3 billion grossing movie, “Wakanda Forever,” the sequel to “Black Panther,” had a premiere locally (Nigeria) — with a large group of talent, filmmakers and press on hand for the black carpet rollout. Film’s director, Ryan Coogler, and several leading actors attended the event in Lagos. The film follows the death in 2020 of Chadwick Boseman, who […]
‘Ẹlẹ́ṣin Oba: The King’s Horseman’ is Biyi Bandele’s Netflix adaptation of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s play that tells the story of a Yoruba chief in British-occupied Nigeria whose plan to commit ritual suicide is resisted by the colonists. Ẹlẹ́ṣin Oba: The King’s Horseman,” the last movie by Biyi Bandele- the Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker, who died in August […]
The Commanding General of the United States Army Cadet Command, Maj. Gen. Antonio V. Munera on Thursday morning announced that Amanda Azubuike, a United States Army officer of Nigerian descent, has been promoted to Brigadier General of the force. Amanda received her 1st star from Gen. James Rainey during a ceremony with family, friends, & fellow community leaders, the […]
Femi Otedola, a multibillionaire businessman and philanthropist, went above and beyond to celebrate his 60th birthday in style. Otedola, for his 60th birthday, spent roughly €3 million to charter a super-luxury boat by Christina O. The legendary motor yacht Christina O made its debut as a Canadian frigate in World War II. In 1954, Christina O was purchased by the […]
Real Madrid and France’s Karim Benzema won the 2022 men’s Ballon d’Or tittle after topping the 2021-22 season voting. The 34-year-old had been the strong favourite heading into the Theatre du Chatelet and has now been named the first French winner since Zinedine Zidane back in 1998 with Juventus. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 matches last season for […]
In commemoration of the Black History Month 2022, the African Community in Surrey and Sussex held a ‘Black Book Launch’ on 12th October 2022 at Horley Library. The event was the first of its kind and the first on the activities scheduled for the commemoration of this year’s Black History Month. The association also plans to host a training […]
Temilade Openiyi—the Nigerian singer better known as Tems—was tucked up in bed in West London when Beyoncé’s album Renaissance dropped online. “I had a show the night before, so on Friday I was just sleeping the whole day,” she says. Openiyi had a guest vocal—in the standout track “Move” alongside Beyoncé and Grace Jones—on what would immediately become the biggest album […]
