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Man in a tuxedo on stage beside a Ballon d'Or trophy at the awards ceremony

Nigeria's Ballon d'Or voter ranked Rodri first

Nov 1, 20262 min read

Jack Nicholson and Michael Douglas posing together with an AFI star award

Michael Douglas says Jack Nicholson is 'well' but has 'disappeared'

Nov 1, 20263 min read

Montage: Manchester United crest beside a Fulham player in white kit applauding — a designed graphic rather than a strai

Transfer News

Man United reportedly monitoring Fulham's Calvin Bassey for January

Nov 1, 20263 min read

Player covering his face with a mask during a goal celebration; page text names him as Taiwo Awoniyi

Awoniyi scores first league goal for Coventry in 3-1 win over Sunderland

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Peruzzi, Zlatan and Shoday's Inferno debuts at No. 1 on Spotify Nigeria

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Brighton players celebrating with goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen after the win at the Etihad

Yasin Ayari's goal gives Brighton a 1-0 win at the Etihad

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Harry Styles in a polka-dot dress with red tights, mid-leap on stage with the crowd behind him at Madison Square Garden

Harry Styles recreates his X Factor audition at Madison Square Garden

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Striker in Galatasaray shirt and protective mask celebrating in front of a packed stand; strong action shot

Osimhen scores for Galatasaray less than 24 hours after daughter's birth

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Football

Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali in Nigeria's purple kit, gloves in hand; directly on theme for a clean-sheet story

Super Eagles go five games without a clean sheet before Tanzania

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Cristiano Ronaldo in Al-Nassr yellow kit, fist raised, celebrating in front of a packed stand

Ronaldo's hat-trick takes him closer to 1,000 career goals as Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3

Oct 30, 20262 min read

Jack Grealish in Everton's blue home kit, close-up during a match; only kit sponsor marks visible

Everton drop Jack Grealish for Newcastle Carabao Cup tie over 'breach of club discipline'

Oct 30, 20263 min read

Harry Kane in a tuxedo kissing the Ballon d'Or trophy — the award moment of the story

Harry Kane would be massively proud of a knighthood, but being called Sir would feel weird

Oct 29, 20264 min read

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in Lazio's white kit, close-up action shot; kit maker and league patches only, no outlet watermark

Dele-Bashiru sets up Noslin as Lazio thrash Sassuolo 6-2 to go top of Serie A

Oct 29, 20262 min read

Music

Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley embracing at the Critics Choice Awards, award signage in the background

Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff file for divorce after three years of marriage

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Mary J. Blige performing in a purple outfit and wide hat in stage fog during her Las Vegas residency opening night.

Mary J. Blige calls out booing heckler at Las Vegas residency

Oct 30, 20262 min read

Studio portrait of a woman with short dark hair, statement necklace and a tattooed arm, against a wood-panel wall

Tiwa Savage releases 'African Baddie' single

Oct 30, 20262 min read

Same Justice duo artwork in a tighter crop, pink sunset sky; clean, no watermark

Justice and Gesaffelstein release 'Pusher' from the GTA VI score

Oct 29, 20262 min read

Davido and Chioma in traditional headties and gold-trimmed outfits, close and affectionate

Davido recreates marriage proposal to Chioma in 'Already Falling' video

Oct 29, 20262 min read

Movies

Split portrait of Martin Scorsese, Angelina Jolie and Seth Rogen on red-carpet backdrops

Martin Scorsese says Seth Rogen and the Sony hack ruined his Angelina Jolie Cleopatra film

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Patrick Stewart in glasses waving in front of a Peabody Awards step-and-repeat backdrop

Patrick Stewart dies at 86 after Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia

Oct 30, 20263 min read

side-by-side of Batman in cowl and Superman in suit — matches the story's age/comparison angle

James Gunn says DCU Batman casting "isn't very far away"

Oct 30, 20263 min read

color portrait of Barbara Barrie in a striped top by a window

Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated 'Breaking Away' actress, dies at 95

Oct 29, 20263 min read

Young man crouching in a forest arena, another tribute aiming a slingshot behind him

Early reactions to Sunrise on the Reaping praise Joseph Zada as Haymitch

Oct 29, 20263 min read

Nollywood

Clean portrait of Habibat Jinadu, blonde-streaked hair, striped top; works well as a featured picture.

Habibat Jinadu says she bleached her skin to get Nollywood roles

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Film poster art: title 'Agbara Nla: The Return' beside a close-up of the bearded man in a red hood, burning village belo

Agbara Nla: The Return opens in US cinemas after reported $173,650 overseas run

Oct 30, 20262 min read

Ruth Kadiri says big weddings put pressure on marriages

Oct 26, 20262 min read

close-up portrait of a woman in a patterned blouse against butterfly wallpaper

Biodun Stephen urges filmmakers to stop announcing cinema earnings

Oct 24, 20263 min read

movie poster showing various cast members

Agbara Nla grosses ₦354.5m in Nigerian cinemas, distributor says

Oct 21, 20263 min read

Football

Harry Kane misses penalty as Bayern and Dortmund draw 2-2 in Der Klassiker

Nov 1, 2026

collage of three men on black; centre figure in white tee with arms folded

Music

Mayorkun marks 10 years in music with new single Home Training

Nov 1, 2026

Lisandro Martinez, No. 6, turning away as the referee raises a red card beside him — the story's key moment

Manchester United

Martinez sent off as Man Utd lose 2-0 at Chelsea

Nov 1, 2026

Latest Stories

Nigeria's Ballon d'Or voter ranked Rodri first

Nov 1, 20262 min read

Michael Douglas says Jack Nicholson is 'well' but has 'disappeared'

Nov 1, 20263 min read

Transfer News

Man United reportedly monitoring Fulham's Calvin Bassey for January

Nov 1, 20263 min read

Awoniyi scores first league goal for Coventry in 3-1 win over Sunderland

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Peruzzi, Zlatan and Shoday's Inferno debuts at No. 1 on Spotify Nigeria

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Yasin Ayari's goal gives Brighton a 1-0 win at the Etihad

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Harry Styles recreates his X Factor audition at Madison Square Garden

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Osimhen scores for Galatasaray less than 24 hours after daughter's birth

Oct 31, 20263 min read

Football

Football

Super Eagles go five games without a clean sheet before Tanzania

Oct 31, 2026

Football

Ronaldo's hat-trick takes him closer to 1,000 career goals as Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3

Oct 30, 2026

Football

Everton drop Jack Grealish for Newcastle Carabao Cup tie over 'breach of club discipline'

Oct 30, 2026

Football

Harry Kane would be massively proud of a knighthood, but being called Sir would feel weird

Oct 29, 2026

Football

Dele-Bashiru sets up Noslin as Lazio thrash Sassuolo 6-2 to go top of Serie A

Oct 29, 2026

Music

Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff file for divorce after three years of marriage

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Mary J. Blige calls out booing heckler at Las Vegas residency

Oct 30, 20262 min read

Tiwa Savage releases 'African Baddie' single

Oct 30, 20262 min read

Justice and Gesaffelstein release 'Pusher' from the GTA VI score

Oct 29, 20262 min read

Movies

Movies

Martin Scorsese says Seth Rogen and the Sony hack ruined his Angelina Jolie Cleopatra film

Oct 31, 2026

Movies

Patrick Stewart dies at 86 after Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia

Oct 30, 2026

Movies

James Gunn says DCU Batman casting "isn't very far away"

Oct 30, 2026

Movies

Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated 'Breaking Away' actress, dies at 95

Oct 29, 2026

Movies

Early reactions to Sunrise on the Reaping praise Joseph Zada as Haymitch

Oct 29, 2026

Nollywood

Habibat Jinadu says she bleached her skin to get Nollywood roles

Oct 31, 20262 min read

Agbara Nla: The Return opens in US cinemas after reported $173,650 overseas run

Oct 30, 20262 min read

Ruth Kadiri says big weddings put pressure on marriages

Oct 26, 20262 min read