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Beyoncé once again reminds the world why her Cowboy Carter tour sets historical records for female artists and why she herself fell into her own alliance.Her Cowboy Carter tour officially broke the record for the largest single game in Billboard Boxscore history, from five sold-out shows at Los Angeles’ Sofi Stadium, putting Beyoncé in her own league. Yes, you read the correct $55.7 million. A city. Five nights. Queen’s behavior only.More than 217,000 fans appeared in these five shows, turning Sofi Stadium into a modern rodeo produced by Beyoncé. With this turnout, it’s clear that Cowboy Carter is more than…
Nigerians returning home from the U.S. may soon face new financial obstacles as U.S. lawmakers propose a 5% excise tax on all international remittances.A draft bill proposed by House Republicans would impose taxes on transfers sent by U.S. residents to foreign recipients. The proposal, if passed, would greatly affect Nigeria, one of the highest recipients of African diaspora funding.Nigerians received $4.22 billion in remittances through the International Remittance Operator (IMTO) between January 2024 and October 2024, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While it is not clear how many of these are specifically from the United States, the…
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, the eldest son of football idol Cristiano Ronaldo. The 14-year-old striker is currently part of Nasr Youth Academy and Portugal has already led 3-0 on the bench in the 54th minute, thanks to a hat-trick by Braga’s Rafael Cabral. His proud father, Cristiano Ronaldo, celebrated the moment on social media, writing: “Congratulations on your Portugal debut, son. Be proud of you.” The match was the Portugal opener in the Vlatko Markovic International Championships in Croatia. The U-15 team will continue their campaign against Greece on Wednesday and Friday, before ending on Sunday against confirmed opponents. Congratulations on…
Bolaji Bolarinwa, a Nigerian woman based in New Jersey, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for forced labor and other crimes related to her compulsory schemes to force two victims to do family labour and parenting at her home. The U.S. Department of Justice announced this in a statement Friday, May 9, 2025. Bolarinwa, 51, of Moorestown, was previously convicted of two counts of forced labor, one foreign charge for a foreign crime for financial gain, and a two-week trial in Camden Federal Court by U.S. District Court Judge Karen M. Williams. Judge Williams sentenced the judgment today in…
Philip Ogbuehi, a 46-year-old man, was linked to a lawsuit by a man who asked not to be named while arguing in a lounge in Lagos, Ogidan Sangotedo. According to the Lagos State Police Department, the incident occurred on May 6, 2025, during a period of intense communication between Ogbuehi and the deceased. Ogbuehi allegedly slammed the victim in the chest, causing him to lose consciousness. The deceased was quickly taken to the hospital, but was later confirmed by medical staff to DE@D. An investigation is underway and police have not released the victim’s identity. Source link
Ayra Starr’s sophomore album, That YY, joins the elite list of the most popular Nigerian projects in history on Spotify.Amidst the landmark achievements of Nigerian music, Ayra Starr’s sophomore album, “I’m 21”, has officially become Spotify’s fifth most popular Nigerian project ever. The album received over 994 million streams, surpassing Wizkid’s manufacturing in Lagos: Deluxe Edition, and currently has 993.6 million streams.This milestone cements one of Ayra Starr’s most influential and globally resonant voices in today’s Afrobeats. I released the year I released in 2024 with the 21-year-old Ayra Growth as an artist, blending vibrant African pop rhythms, introspective lyrics…
Police say a mom who manages to beat cancer is K! Jennifer James opened fire on April 28 when he allegedly parked 20-year-old Ebenezer Worku outside the victim’s house in Berthoud, north of Denver on April 28. The gunman told police he accidentally fired at home with a Glock 22 pistol – and then fired again while he was trying to clean up the room, citing police affidavits. Police said one of the bullets ripped out of the window and eventually hit James in his arms and chest. The mother and the four managed to call 911 and then fell…
The Rivers High Court sitting in Harcourt Harbour has taken four suspects to a correctional facility and the principal of the principal of M8rder. Suspects Emmanuel Eke, Ogechi Ogbogu (commonly known as “United”), Charles Anayor (also known as “Biggie”) and Nelson Isaiah are facing three charges of conspiracy, kidnapping, kidnapping and M8rder. They allegedly conspired to be kidnapped sometime in 2012, followed by Ubima community in the M8rder Eugene Ndubuisi Orlu Orlu (Rivers) state area of the Ubima community in the River State of Ikwerre. Allegedly, the four defendants kidnapped the victims together with the others kidnapped, collecting a ransom…
Agents from security personnel in Vigilante, Bayelsa, stationed at the popular Tombia-Etegwe roundabout in the local government area of Yenagoa, have arrested two notorious pickpockets who have admitted to stealing several cell phones. Suspects from Abia State, Daniel Michael Agu, 33, and Okpoh Kelvin, 34, of Bayelsa State, were arrested on Monday, May 12, 2025 from the victim’s prompt, who found them after they successfully collected their cell phones in a tricycle. According to one suspect, Daniel, their burglary of tricycles in Yenagoa Metropolis earned daily. Chairman of Bayelsa State Vigilante Security Gutt, Hon. Doubiye Alagba revealed that Daniel Agu,…
Nigerian artist Orezi candidly explain why he disappeared from the music industry for a while. According to him, this is not an external force – it is internal. “I became less ambitious. Where am I. I brought myself out of the game,” he said. The singer admitted in a recent interview with Hip TV that the lack of motivation has affected his presence in the industry, and he compared Davido’s attitude to praise the singer’s consistency and hustle and bustle. “The hustle and bustle of David Dey is like he never blows. Money, everything, but he’s been busy. That’s the…