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Billie Eilish has been recognised by Apple Music after enjoying a successful 2024. Following a historic second Academy Award win and two additional GRAMMY Awards for her contribution to Greta Gerwig’s feature-length film Barbie, ‘What Was I Made For?,’ Billie released her third full-length album, ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’. She becomes the first person to earn Apple Music Artist of the …

US conservative firebrand and Trump loyalist,  Matt Gaetz has announced that he is withdrawing from consideration for United States attorney general following renewed focus on sexual misconduct allegations against him.   In a statement on social media on Thursday night, November 21, just over one week after President-elect Donald Trump named Gaetz as his pick for the position of top …

Derby winner City Of Troy has been named horse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards in London. The son of US Triple Crown victor Justify also added Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse and the Juddmonte International at York to his Epsom triumph. City Of Troy was beaten in the 2,000 Guineas and Breeders’ Cup Classic but won seven of his nine …

After his era-defining beef with Drake, Kendrick Lamar is named Apple Music’s Rap artist of the year. Kendrick Lamar is one of the most famous rappers globally whose music has multiple Grammys and sold millions of copies. Kendrick Lamar’s issues with Drake delivered major records from both sides with the biggest being the Compton rapper’s ‘Not Like Us’ which reached …

Super Eagles forward, Victor Boniface has disclosed that he isn’t heartbroken after he wasn’t listed in the CAF Player of the Year Award.     The Bayer Leverkusen star won the Bundesliga title with an unbeaten record and lost the final of the Europa League title to Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta.   The Nigerian international stated that he’s more focused on …

  The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has officially unveiled the Top Five Nominees in each of the Men’s Categories of the upcoming CAF Awards 2024. The 2024 edition of the CAF Awards is set to take place in Marrakech, Morocco on 16 December 2024. Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), …

A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has sentenced one Kehinde Amaka, a.k.a. Yomade Ademisoye Ojomo, to one year imprisonment for possessing fake $2,028,400.00.  The presiding judge, Justice Isa Dashen, convicted and sentenced Kehinde in his ruling on 12th November 2024.  The prosecution, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said the offence is contrary to Section 2 and …

The Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced Musa Jimoh to one year and four months imprisonment for impersonating a Nigerian Army Major and possessing fraudulent documents.   Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the verdict on Thursday, describing Jimoh’s actions as calculated, premeditated, and damaging to public trust in the country’s military institutions.   “This offence is particularly egregious because it was …

The special education teacher accused of r@ping a 13-year-old student in her car had ditched her husband for the teenager whom she referred to as her “crystal meth,” according to prosecutors.   Colleen Jo Matarico, a 43-year-old grandmother, from Los Angeles, USA, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, November 12 to five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under …

The 18th edition of The Future Awards Africa tagged ‘Celebrating the Great and Daring’ honoured achievements of young Africans who are breaking boundaries and reshaping the continent’s future through technology, media and other ways. The nominees for the Prize for Film included Akinkunle Michael Akinrogunde (AMA Psalmist), Praise Onyeagwalam (Director Pink), Tola Okodugha, Fadamana Okwong, Feyifunmi Oginni of which Akinkunle …