By Abiola Olawale The Nollywood industry has been thrown into mourning following the demise of a popular actor John Paul Odonwodo also known as Junior Pope. It was gathered that John Pope passed away in a boat accident that occurred on Wednesday. The late actor and three of his colleagues were coming back from a…
By Agency Report South African singer Tyla's victory at the Grammys, beating four Nigerian nominees, has fuelled the two nations' rivalry as they prepare to face off in a crunch football match on Wednesday. "South Africa won today but Nigeria will win on Wednesday where it matters most" one user wrote on X. Tyla won…
By Agency Report Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Italy's Giorgia Meloni reveals her long-trailed development plan for Africa this weekend, a "non-predatory" approach which critics warn favours European priorities and pockets. Prime Minister Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on an anti-migrant ticket, hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between…
Nigerian-born Tope Awotona has officially joined the Forbes billionaires' list with a networth of $1.2 billion, making him the 2273 richest person in the world as of January 22, 2024. The 42-year-old Awotona is the founder and CEO of Calendly, a scheduling and sales software company. Born in Lagos State, the young Tope relocated to…
King Charles is not expected to need to rely on his Counsellors of State as he undergoes a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate this week, but the news on January 17 that the King would be hospitalized for the treatment actually uncovered something interesting that everybody heretofore had missed. Charles’ younger brother, Prince Andrew,…
Most Canadians who plan on voting for the Liberal party are more motivated to stop the Conservatives from winning the election rather than endorsing the party's vision and leader, according to a new poll released on Monday. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for most Conservative supporters. The non-profit Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey…
After telling him to turn back and head home straight, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has told a cyclist who was on a road tour from Benue to Lagos to send his account details and insisted that he must go back home. The OBO boss who was not in the country at the moment…
Joyce Ijeoma, a Nigerian masseuse who set out to achieve a 72-hour body massage on different individuals collapsed on Tuesday while attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest massage. Ijeoma had completed 50 out of the 72 hours when she collapsed at the venue in the Lekki area of Lagos State. At…
Less than 24 hours after the shocking death of Saint Obi, Nigeria's Nollywood has again be thrown into mourning as popular Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi, is dead. Tunde Ola-Yusuf, confirmed the sad news in a post on his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon and tagged the picture of the late actor to the post. He…