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Nigerian model, Samuel Nwajagu, made history this weekend as he emerged as the first African to win the prestigious Mister International title. The pageant which is in its 16th edition this year was held in Bangkok, Thailand, welcoming debutant countries like Cameroon, England, Benin Republic, and Mali. A total of 47 countries around the world took part in the contest. …

Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr has predicted that Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman will win the CAF African Player of The Year Award.     On Thursday, the Nigerian international was included in the final nominees for the CAF Men’s Player of the Year after his stellar year for both club and country.   The 27-year-old scored three goals and …

South African singer,  Tyla was crowned Top Afrobeats Artiste of the Year at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards on Thursday night, December 12. The ‘Water’ singer beat Nigerian artistes like Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, and Asake in a category often dominated by Afrobeat stars from Nigeria to win the award.   Tyla also won Top Afrobeats Song for her hit track, …

The legal battle over baubles and fir branches dates back several years – and is linked to German employment laws. ADVERTISEMENT Garden centres in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) are allowed to sell decorations, including Christmas decorations, on Sundays – in addition to flowers and plants. That’s according to a ruling given by Germany’s Federal Court of …

Pat Cummins took 5-57 as Australia wrapped up an emphatic 10-wicket victory over India on day three of the second Test to square the series at 1-1. India resumed on 128-5 – 29 runs adrift – at the Adelaide Oval and were dismissed for 175 despite Nitish Kumar Reddy’s battling 42. Cummins did the most damage while Scott Boland claimed …

England powered to a series win over New Zealand with an emphatic 323-run victory inside three days of the second Test in Wellington. After setting the home side a mammoth 583, England battled high winds, the threat of showers and Tom Blundell’s swashbuckling 115. Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse reduced New Zealand to 59-4 before Blundell lit up a grey …

Glasgow Warriors opened their Investec Champions Cup campaign with a dominant bonus-point victory against visitors Sale Sharks. George Horne scored three of Glasgow’s five first-half tries, with Kyle Rowe and Huw Jones also crossing. A penalty try and one by Arron Reed were Sale’s scores before the break and Joe Carpenter went over in the second half. Scott Cummings score …

Saracens claimed a comfortable 38-5 win at Leicester Tigers to maintain the pressure on league leaders Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Women’s Rugby. Sarries took the early advantage and scored three tries inside 12 minutes through Kelsey Clifford, Lotte Sharp and Gabrielle Senft. It went from bad to worse for Tigers when Tahlia Brody was sent off for making head contact …

An Arsenal fan in Uganda was k!lled while celebrating the Gunners 2-0 win over Manchester United in a Premier League game on Wednesday, December 4.John Ssenyonga s dath was announced on Thursday, December 5,  in a report by BBC News. The report stated that the late Arsenal fan was shot de@d by a security guard in Uganda.Another fan was reportedly injured …

The milestone comes just hours after the President-elect signalled a lighter regulatory approach to the crypto industry when he said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). ADVERTISEMENT Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election …