Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman has signed a new contract with Edinburgh until 2028. The loose-head, 30, has made over a century of appearances since joining the capital club in 2018 and has cemented himself in Gregor Townsend’s Scotland side after making his debut in 2021. He now has 37 caps for his adopted country, having qualified on residency grounds, and …

A soldier attached to 3 division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba Barracks, Jos, allegedly st@bbed a tricycle rider, Abdullahi Muhammad, who was also a herder, to de@th.   The Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, claimed the soldier k!lled Muhammad, a 26-year-old, at Gebu-Bassa, close to a gate of the …

DefEars Management, in partnership with Dapper Live, is thrilled to announce the return of Trenchfest. The highly anticipated music festival supported by Coke Studio promises to light up Lagos this December! Set to be the convergence of all Nigerian music lovers, from diaspora visitors to Afrobeats fans at home, Trenchfest Lagos is gearing up to be the city’s biggest concert …

The Osun State High Court has dismissed viral reports of sentencing a young man to de@th for stealing a fowl.    In a statement titled “Setting the Record Straight” dated December 20 and signed by its Chief Registrar, Omisade F.I., the court said the claims were baseless and intended to malign the judiciary and its officials.    The parents of …

Asma al-Assad, wife of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is reportedly battling leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and has a 50-50 chance of survival. The British-born former first lady has been isolated to minimize the risk of infection and is undergoing treatment reported The Telegraph. According to the report, Asma has previously battled breast cancer …

A Nigerian man, Ekene, who is known for advocating DNA testing has been called out for saying that he doesn’t require one for his newborn daughter.    Ekene had on December 24, 2024, said that his daughter sucks her tongue exactly the same way he did as a kid, therefore a DNA test isn’t required.    Reacting to the post, …

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has cut its benchmark one-week repo rate by 250 basis points, bringing it down to 47.5%. The move exceeded economists’ forecasts of a 150-basis-point reduction and marked a shift in monetary policy after eight consecutive meetings. ADVERTISEMENT The decision comes amid a consistent decline in inflation, with November’s annual consumer price …

B&Q is adding the stores to its existing range of eight, in a move intended to increase home improvement offerings for its customers. ADVERTISEMENT Home improvement giant B&Q Ireland is to buy three leasehold Homebase stores in Ireland for £3.2m (€3.86m). The stores will subsequently be converted to the B&Q banner, from Homebase, with the first one expected to be …

A South African man, DJ Coach, has celebrated his achievement after he became the first person to bring a Ferrari to his village.   “I’m the first person to bring a Ferrari California at my village, at the age of 29,” he wrote in a post on X on December 24.    The man also purchased an Aston Martin along …

Nigerian writer, Ozzy Etomi, has said that love without money in a relationship can’t work and she won’t waste her productive hours on a man who isn’t paying her bills.    “There is no romance without finance: I don’t give a damn how much you love me if you can’t demonstrate it financially. If you ain’t paying my bills, you …