When we gush about our favourite Nollywood blockbusters, we tend to shower all the love on the actors who bring the drama or the directors who yell, “Action!” But what about the masterminds behind the scenes; the writers who sit hunched over their laptops, churning out the twists and turns that leave us clutching our popcorn in shock? Yes, writers …
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Ireland vs Fiji: ‘Remember that name’ – meet Sam Prendergast, Ireland’s new fly-half
Life has moved fast for Prendergast over the past couple of years. Born in Kildare, he spent 18 months of his childhood in Syria, where his father Mark – a lieutenant-colonel the Irish Defence Forces – was based at the time. “I have great memories of it,” Prendergast recalled of his time in Damascus. “I met Diarmuid Mangan, who I …
Read More »Meet the ‘Nepo Pets’ who earn more than you
Move aside Nepo Babies – here are the celebrity pets that earn more than the average Brit, according to a recent study. ADVERTISEMENT You must have heard of nepo babies by now. Ever since 2022, celebrity news has been fixated on ongoing Hollywood dynasties and the nepotism at the heart of a system which sees people thriving in similar careers …
Read More »Trump, Biden meet at White House for transition of power meeting
US President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House Wednesday, November 13, for a nearly two-hour meeting as part of the transition process following his election victory. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the meeting “substantive,” and said the two men discussed national security and domestic policy issues, and Mr. Biden raised important items on …
Read More »Meet the AI robot whose artwork sold for over $1m
A portrait of mathematician Alan Turing is thought to be the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction – fetching $1,084,800 (£836,667). One of the most advanced robots in the world, Ai-Da, a pioneering humanoid artist, also set a new record in the art world with the sale of “A.I. God”, at Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale. …
Read More »Video. Meet Haggis, an adorable newborn pygmy hippo at Edinburgh’s zoo
A Scottish zoo is hoping its newborn pygmy hippo will become a social media star. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland reports that Haggis is doing well. “It is amazing to see her personality beginning to shine already,” said Jonny Appleyard, hoofstock team leader at Edinburgh Zoo. “The first 30 days are critical for her development, so the pygmy hippo …
Read More »Edinburgh derby in Women’s Scottish Cup, Rangers meet Westdyke, Celtic at Glasgow G&W
Hearts will host Edinburgh rivals Hibernian in the third round of the Women’s Scottish Cup. Last season’s finalists Hearts won the most recent meeting of the sides in the SWPL, 4-0 in September. Holders Rangers visit Westdyke while Partick Thistle host current SWPL leaders Glasgow City. Defending SWPL champions Celtic travel to face Glasgow Girls and Women. Aberdeen host Cairn, …
Read More »Tems says she’s eager to meet with Lil Wayne
According to Tems, her love for hip-hop started at a young age when she was introduced to rap by her older brother. “My brother is the one that introduced by to rap because he used to listen to a lot of rap music…That’s how I got the influences,” she said. “I used to pretend to be Lil Wayne when I …
Read More »Identical twin sisters separated at birth finally meet after 30 years only to decide they don’t like each other
Identical twin sisters who were separated at birth and met online 30 years later are no longer on speaking terms because they don’t like each other.According to Mail Online, Zhang Li and Cheng Keke, from Henan, China, met on social media in 2021 after noticing how similar they both looked. They later discovered, via a DNA test, that they were identical twins and …
Read More »Sammy Harvey: Meet the 14-year-old Turks and Caicos Islands international goalkeeper
For most kids aged 14, their thoughts will be on getting their homework done, or playing video games with friends. But for Sammy Harvey, that was the age he was making his international debut. The teenage goalkeeper started for the Turks and Caicos Islands last month in their Concacaf Nations League match against Anguilla – whose starting goalkeeper in contrast …
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