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Femi Fani-Kayode, former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, has issued a harsh response to UK Minister Kemi Badenoch’s comments about her Nigerian heritage.    Badenoch, the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, reportedly shared her hopes for the UK, saying, “This is my country… I don’t want it to become like the place I ran away from. I want …

Three-time Olympian and former world’s strongest man Geoff Capes has d!ed at the age of 75, his family have announced.   Capes is Great Britain’s greatest ever shot putter and still holds the record for the longest throw, which he set in 1980 with a distance of 21.68m.   Capes was also crowned the World’s Strongest Man on two occasions, …

The London-born actor has his roots in Africa with a Ghanaian mother and a Sierra Leonean father. In a film industry event in Ghana, Elba expressed his intention to boost Africa’s filmmaking industry. He also teased upcoming projects to establish film studios in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Accra, Ghana, as part of his vision to strengthen local filmmaking. “I would certainly …

Despite the lack of British stars in the NBA, the league generates a large British-based audience. In Europe, Great Britain has the second largest number of NBA League Pass subscriptions, only behind Germany. The NBA app also had an average weekly viewer increase of 52% in 2023-24 compared to the previous season from British-based fans. Between 2013 and 2019, London’s …

British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic was denied a first ever WTA win after an agonising 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (8-6) defeat by Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open. The 15-year-old, the reigning US Open girls’ champion, held a 3-2 lead against Uchijima, ranked 57th in the world, but was broken three games in a row …

High investment and low prices appear to be disrupting the established order in the UK supermarket sector. ADVERTISEMENT German retailers Aldi and Lidl are stealing a march on their UK competitors with increased investment and lower prices, disrupting the established order. Aldi is taking the fight to its UK rivals with the announcement of a record £1.4bn (€1.6) investment in …

On ‘Time of My Life’ Phyno reaffirms his status as an artiste who is ardent on exporting his culture through music, as he blends his native Southern Nigeria dialect with English, thereby paying homage to his Igbo roots. With Ardee delivering an impeccable flow, the track exudes braggadocio, celebrating confidence and lyrical mastery. Arrdee, known for his rapid rise in …