Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, is ending 2024 on a high note, with a diverse range of movies captivating audiences and raking in millions. “Queen Lateefah” topped the charts, earning over ₦260 million. The drama film tells the story of a high-society woman hiding a troubled past. Its success underscores the growing appetite for meaningful storytelling in Nollywood. Other notable releases …

Britain’s Emma Finucane closed the gap in the women’s sprint standings as she claimed victory in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark. The double world champion went into the penultimate round of this year’s series in fifth, way behind runaway sprint leader Alina Lysenko. But the Welsh rider, 21, won the sprint event in London and was second …

In all Test cricket, Atkinson’s is the first hat-trick since South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj against West Indies in 2021. Atkinson’s three wickets in three balls is also the first hat-trick taken at the historic Basin Reserve. New Zealand resumed on 86-5, 194 adrift. Brydon Carse needed only 10 balls of his spell to take Tom Blundell’s off stump and, …

A man who made a pregnant woman have a miscarriage by secretly spiking her orange juice with an abortion-inducing drug has been jailed for 12 years.  Stuart Worby, 40, crushed a tablet of mifepristone into the drink of his victim then inserted another abortion drug inside her, after sexually assaulting her while she was blindfolded.  She had a severe physical reaction within a …

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Redpath, Butt, Muir; Russell, Schreuder; Du Toit, Dunn, Stuart, Roux, Ewels (capt), Hill, Pepper, Reid. Replacements: Annett, Van Wyk, Griffin, Molony, Bayliss, Carr-Smith, Ojomoh, Coetzee. La Rochelle: Dulin; Nowell, Seuteni, Danty, Leyds; West, Kerr-Barlow; Wardi, Latu, Atonio, Lavault, Skelton, Jegou, Haddad, Alldritt (capt). Replacements: Lespiaucq, Penverne, Colombe Reazel, Douglas, Botia, Berjon, Reus, Thomas.

Hollywood actor, singer and comedian, Jamie Foxx reportedly told fans at the new recording of his new Netflix special that he was “within an inch of his life” following his mysterious 2023 health scare.   According to reports, Foxx went into detail about the “near-death experience” during his standup set, “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was,” which premieres Dec. 10. …

Atsi Kefas, the sister of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, was allegedly shot by a police escort during an attack by gunmen on Thursday, December 5.    The incident occurred along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication specializing in the Lake Chad region. Governor Kefas’s mother, Jumai, and his …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has called on Amnesty International to provide evidence for its allegations that civilians were tortured in military custody in the north-east.   Amnesty International recently claimed that over 10,000 people have died in military detention since the Boko Haram insurgency began. Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International’s Nigerian country director, announced during a Thursday press conference that the …

Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating under Sector 4 in Diffa, Republic of Niger, have intercepted 174 suspected unarmed, able-bodied Nigerian men attempting to cross from Nigeria into the border communities in the Republic of Niger.      Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Chief Military Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’Djamena Chad, who disclosed this in a statement on …

Hollywood actor, Jonathan Majors has been spotted enjoying quality time with fiance Meagan Good. As reported by MailOnline, Majors, who played Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Good were spotted enjoying a sunny day out in Los Angeles on Thursday. The couple, who had already announced their engagement at the 2024 Ebony Power 100 event in November, looked fit …