Some South Africans are calling for the removal of their Home Affairs Minister, Leon Schreiber, after Miss Universe First Runner-Up 2024, Chidimma Adeshina was spotted in Cape Town. A viral video making the rounds on X allegedly shows the Miss Universe Africa and Oceania, hanging out at a café in Waterfront, Cape Town, sparking fury …
Kenneth Okonkwo resigns from Labour party
Actor-turned-politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has announced his resignation from the Labour Party effective February 25, 2025. Okonkwo announced this in a lengthy post on X today February 11. He mentioned that his decision to resign from the party is because the party is “non-existent as presently constituted. “His statement in part reads “In the Constitution of …
Matildas Captain Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially abusing London police officer
Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment, after calling a Metropolitan Police officer “stupid and white”. A jury at Kingston Crown Court cleared her in relation to an incident in Twickenham, south-west London, on 30 January 2023. Ms Kerr, 31, said she was “antagonised” by officers after she …
Nigeria ranked 36th world’s most corrupt country in 2024
Transparency International has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world in its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Nigeria shares this position, with a score of 26 out of 100, alongside Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon. The CPI, released on Tuesday, February 11, evaluates perceived levels of public sector corruption in …
NUC hikes private university application fee from N6m to N30m
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has jacked up the application fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria by over 400%. The commission’s Executive Secretary, Abdullahi Ribadu, in a statement released on Monday, February 10, said the price hike is for better coordination and to ensure that newly established private universities are positioned to meet the …
Diddy sued for allegedly raping male street performer in 2022
Disgraced American rapper, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a man in 2022 in a new lawsuit filed. The alleged victim, filing anonymously through attorney Tony Buzbee as John Doe, alleged he was “drugged and forcefully raped” by Combs, according to a New York County Supreme Court filing. The alleged incident happened …
Google officially changes name of ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ for US users after Trump’s executive order
Google Maps has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the United States. This update comes after an executive order signed by former US President Donald Trump, which led to the formal change by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), a US government database responsible …
Footballer Devonte Aransibia dies at 26
Former Norwich City and Maidstone United midfielder, Devonte Aransibia has passed away at the age of 26, his family have confirmed. Aransibia began his career with the Canaries and featured regularly for their youth teams during the formative stage of his career. Unable to make a first-team breakthrough at his boyhood club, Aransibia enjoyed success …
International Olympic Committee face legal action for letting gender-row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting fight at the Olympics
The International Olympic Committee are being sued for letting gender-row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting compete in Paris 2024. Algerian Khelif and Yu-ting of Taiwan both won gold medals at last summer’s Olympics despite being disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing gender eligibility tests. Now the International Boxing Association – the Russian-led …
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl half-time show featured Samuel L Jackson, Serena Williams, SZA, and a stark display of his genius
For the second time in four years, Los Angeles superstar rapper Kendrick Lamar was centre stage for today’s Super Bowl half-time show, and this time he got to keep the spotlight for himself. Unlike many Super Bowl half-time shows, the set didn’t use much in the way of big, flashy production, depending instead on Kendrick’s …