Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers’ Association, with the club’s Khadija Shaw scooping the women’s award. England attacking midfielder Foden joins a list of famous names, including Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton, George Best and Kenny Dalglish. Foden is the third City player in the past…
A 53-year-old man was mauled by a pack of dogs this week in the streets of Philadelphia, USA, after he tried shielding his pet dog from being attacked by the rascal dogs. The incident happened at the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Union Street in West Philadelphia’s Mantua neighbourhood at around 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to settle the naira abuse charges slammed against him out of court. The trial of the socialite continued at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, May 2. At today’s sitting, both parties agreed to settle the…
A market in the Ile-Epo area of Lagos state has been set on fire after hoodlums in the area clashed. The fight started on Wednesday night, May 1, and continued till Thursday morning. The cause of the fight is yet to be ascertained. Watch the video below…
Tech giant, Google has reportedly laid off at least 200 employees from its ‘Core’ teams, and will be moving some roles to India and Mexico in a bid to cut costs. Asim Husain, vice president of Google Developer Ecosystem, informed employees about the layoffs in an email last week, saying that this was the biggest planned reduction for his team this…
Major General Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed, was appointed on Thursday, May 2, as the Commander of the Kenya Airforce, becoming the first woman in the country to head any service in the Armed Forces. Ahmed made history years ago after she was promoted to the brigadier rank in 2015. She was the first female military officer…
A resident of Hopley in Harare, Zimbabwe, has been arrested and arraigned in court for stabbing his girlfriend after she dumped him. The 40-year-old man, who has been identified as Tichafa Mugwaga, was arraigned before Harare Regional Magistrate Mr. Taurai Manuwere, and charged with attempted murder. It was gathered that Mugwaga had been in a relationship…
A throwback video of popular blogger, Tunde Ednut performing at a children’s party while he was an artist has set tongues wagging. As the famous blogger performed one of his hit songs at the party, the children in attendance danced excitedly to his tune. While some internet users expressed disapproval over his song’s lyrics being…
Nigerian comedienne Gloria Oloruntobi, popularly known as Maraji pokes fun at Ghanaians as she exposes their lack of electricity situation. The Ghana-based skit maker, who welcomed child earlier this year, disclosed on her Instagram page that they constantly experience lack of electricity. Since Ghana and Nigeria are primarily known for their verbal sparring on social…
The fire that resulted from the explosion destroyed properties nearby. Eight people, alongside a yet-to-be identified pregnant woman have suffered serious injuries following a gas explosion that occurred at Alaba Lane, Alayabiagba Community, in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of Lagos State. Reports state that the incident occured at about 12:39 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2024….
The ‘truth’ about Justin Bieber’s breakdown on social media has been revealed. Concerns over the singer’s well-being were raised after he shared crying selfies on his official Instagram page with no explanation, prompting many to suspect it was either linked to his rumoured marital crisis with his wife Hailey Bieber, 27. Insiders have claimed that the real…
Chioma is having the time of her life with her husband, Davido, as they celebrate her birthday. The couple are in Jamaica for the celebration. One video from the birthday festivities shows Chioma grinding against Davido while twerking for him. Watch the video below:
A video of masquerades beating up a female nurse in Enugu has shocked viewers and sparked calls for justice. The victim, identified as Blessing Ogbonna, was on her way to work at a private hospital in Nsukka when she was attacked on Sunday, April 28. She was dressed in her nursing uniform and was riding…
A Nigerian lady, Oiza, has shared the story of an unemployed man who asked his wife to resign from her banking job because she cooked rice instead of the Egusi soup he was craving. “My sister was telling me about a lady in her church. The husband told her to resign from her job this…
Seven Nigerian men who acted as middlemen to receive $8 million in the proceeds of romance scams from the victims of Nigerian Internet fraudsters infamously called Yahoo Boys have been arrested and charged to court. The suspects were identified as Bolanle Christina Odeyale, 39, Forney, Texas; Oghenemine Jeffrey Agbroko, 34, of Nigeria; Charles Owhonigho Emurotu, 40, of…
The Federal Government has approved a substantial increase in salary ranging from 25% to 35% for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. This augmentation applies to the six remaining consolidated salary structures, namely the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated…
Popular musician, Wizkid has commenced dragging his colleague, Davido as he once again shares a video of the singer begging. It would be recalled that the two Afrobeats musicians have been dragging each other for some moments now. The drama had started when Wizkid shared a video of Davido begging while throwing shade at him….
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, is trending online after being pictured sharing the same shoe with his son, Boluwatife. This comes amid an ongoing beef between Wizkid and fellow artist Davido. In a series of posts, Wizkid targeted Davido, prompting Davido to respond with a jab about Wizkid shopping at Footlocker…
Artist Davido has reacted to a post by actress Nkechi Blessing, disclosing the reason behind the beef between himself and Wizkid. Davido and Wizkid have been in the headlines since yesterday after the two giants clashed on social media following a series of back-and-forth conversations. Recall that the Starboy executive used his colleague’s alleged leaked…
Lady narrates her frustration as she dumps her boyfriend for being too obsessed with the famous music star, Wizkid. This comes amid the ongoing beef between Wizkid and his colleague, Davido. In a post shared by Famousblogng on Instagram, the unidentified lady took to the WhatsApp DM of someone to spill her guts over the…
