Max Verstappen has won the Miami Grand Prix, and in doing so achieved a feat not seen in the sport in nearly four decades. Verstappen is the first since the late Niki Lauda for McLaren at the 1984 French Grand Prix at Dijon to win from ninth on the grid. …
Read More »Mob sets suspected kidnapper ablaze in Anambra community, rescue victim (photos)
Some indigenes of Ogbunike community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Wednesday, May 3, burnt a suspected kidnapper alive, while rescuing a female victim held by the gang of kidnappers. A statement released by the spokesperson of the Anambra state police command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, says …
Read More »Nate Diaz Throws Water Bottle at Chase DeMoor, Sets Off Fight
Nate Diaz set off a brawl at Friday night’s Misfits Boxing event when he chucked a water bottle at reality TV personality Chase DeMoor, who had been on the card earlier in the night. Here’s video of what set things off: Nate Diaz threw a water bottle at Chase DeMoor …
Read More »Rema ‘Calm Down’ sets new record for highest charting African song on Billboard Hot 100
Nigerian superstar Rema has made history by reaching the top 6 of the Billboard Hot 100. Afrobeats is becoming the biggest genre in the world and Nigerian superstars are driving the exportation of African music to a global audience.
Read More »Police Commission sets up investigative panel on bribery scandal
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has set up a committee to investigate a report that police officers pay up to $10,000 bribe to get promotion. The Head, Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, said this in a statement on Thursday, April 13, in Abuja. Mr Ani said the …
Read More »Davido’s ‘Timeless’ sets new Nigerian record across all major streaming platforms
Davido‘s new album ‘Timeless’ has achieved a clean sweep for the biggest debut week on all five major streaming platforms in Nigeria. On March 31, 2023 Nigerian megastar Davido released his fourth album. The highly anticipated 17-track album came off the back of a rare quite moment from the award-winning …
Read More »Burna Boy sets YouTube record with guest appearance on Sidhu Moose Wala’s posthumous single ‘Mera Na’
Nigerian megastar Burna Boy has set a new record for the most YouTube streams in the opening 24 hours of a release by a Nigerian artist. Sidhu Moose Wala was a Punjabi artist whose success in Canada and the UK opened the door for the cross-over success of Indian musicians …
Read More »Pass on the grass sets up epic Bathurst win
After six hours of racing, Mount Panorama’s biggest production car race all came down to one frenetic final lap. In the end, it was Jayden Ojeda and Simon Hodges in their BMW M4 who claimed victory in a brilliant one-lap dash for the Bathurst 6 Hour win. It was the …
Read More »Davido’s ‘Timeless’ sets new record for most streams in a debut week on Spotify
Nigerian megastar Davido has set a new record for the most streams in a debut week on Spotify Nigeria. On March 31, 2023, Davido released his highly anticipated fourth album. Since its release, the album has been breaking records across streaming platforms with the latest being a new debut week …
Read More »Davido’s ‘Timeless’ sets new opening day global record on Audiomack
Nigerian megastar Davido has set a new record on Audiomack with his latest album ‘Timeless’. On March 31, 2023, Nigerian megastar Davido released his fourth album. The highly anticipated 17-track album came off the back of a rare quiet moment from the award-winning artist who has made a name for …
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