Art Blooms In Gritty Dakar Neighbourhood
Mamadou Boye Diallo, an art curator with a penchant for heart-shaped glasses, calls Dakar’s working-class Medina neighbourhood an open-air museum. Flitting on rollerblades between colourful murals in this part of the West African metropolis, Diallo, who is also a guide to the area, points to works by artists from all over the world. He heads […]
Warning Over China Virus As US Airports Start Screening
The true scale of the outbreak of a mysterious SARS-like virus in China is likely far bigger than officially reported, scientists have warned, as countries ramp up measures to prevent the disease from spreading. Fears that the virus will spread are growing ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, when hundreds of millions of Chinese […]
Filipinos Turn Volcano’s Ash, Plastic Trash Into Bricks
Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country’s persistent problems of pollution and frequent natural disasters. The Taal volcano burst into life nearly a week ago, sending towering dust columns into the sky and leaving nearby Binan city coated in fine […]
Osaka Vows To Block Out Negatives After ‘Toughest Year’
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka said Saturday that 2019 was the “toughest year of my life” after the Japanese ploughed through several coaches and suffered a major dip in form. The 22-year-old began last year in spectacular fashion, winning in Melbourne for back-to-back Grand Slam titles and soaring to the top of the world […]
China’s Xi Stands With Myanmar Despite Rohingya Genocide
China’s Xi Jinping doubled down on his support for fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday, signing dozens of infrastructure and trade deals and meeting with the Myanmar army chief accused of overseeing a genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The Chinese president’s state visit to Myanmar’s purpose-built capital came as Western investors give a […]
Fernandinho Own-Goal Costs City More Points
Wilfried Zaha played a key role in a dramatic Crystal Palace equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Manchester City, after two goals in the final eight minutes from Sergio Aguero had appeared to have secured all three points for Pep Guardiola’s side. The Palace winger was sent racing clear by James McCarthy in the 90th […]
Haaland Bags 20-Minute Hat-Trick On Dortmund Debut
Norwegian rising star Erling Braut Haaland came off the bench to claim a hat-trick inside 20 minutes on his Borussia Dortmund debut and inspire a 5-3 comeback win at Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The 19-year-old showed why Dortmund paid Salzburg 20 million euros ($22 million) for him last month when he came on […]
Real Make Light Of Absentees To Go Top With Seville Win
Real Madrid started without top scorer Karim Benzema, captain Sergio Ramos and record signing Eden Hazard on Saturday but claimed a scrappy 2-1 win over Sevilla that sent them above Barcelona and top of La Liga. Casemiro’s first double as a Real player proved the difference amid a three-goal flurry in the second half, during […]
Chelsea Rocked As Hayden’s Late Strike Lifts Newcastle
Frank Lampard admitted he wants to sign a new striker after Newcastle damaged Chelsea’s bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League with a dramatic 1-0 win at St James’ Park on Saturday. With Tottenham held by Watford earlier in the day and Manchester United facing runaway leaders Liverpool on Sunday, Chelsea would have […]
The Final Nail In The Coffin Of Nigeria Judiciary
Judiciary was meant to be the third arm of the government, but dictator Buhari has rendered Nigeria judiciary useless, usurped their powers, and what we currently have can be called EXECUTIARY. Prior to now in Nigeria, judiciary was said to be the last hope of the common man, but dictator Buhari has turned Nigerian […]
Davido Unfollows Chioma On Instagram Amid Peruzzi Scandal
Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has unfollowed his heartrob, Chioma, on Instagram. This might not be unconnected to a claim that Peruzzi, his artiste, and Chioma had been in a relationship. On Friday, King Patrick, the Executive Producer at GoldenBoy Entertainment, made revelation about how he had signed Peruzzi. He released […]
Wolf’s $300M Deal With NBC Make Him TV’s Last Billionaire
Over three decades, Dick Wolf’s Law & Order has produced several spinoffs that have filled about 60 seasons of television with more than 1,000 episodes. All those figures have added up to a Manhattan-size fortune of more than $550 million. Now comes the news that NBCUniversal is paying at least $300 million for the rights to show his top […]