By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Let me tell you about this guy, Cristiano Ronaldo. At 40, he’s still out there dazzling like it’s nothing. Al-Nassr’s manager, Jorge Jesus, just called him a shining example for all of football. Came after their big win in the Saudi Super Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Against rivals Al-Ittihad. Ronaldo could’ve…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Okay, picture the scene at this 2024 African Nations Championship—CHAN, they call it. The group’s all wrapped up, tensions high. Uganda’s Allan Okello and South Africa’s Thabiso Kutumela? They’re the ones stealing the show. Both bagged three goals so far. Leading the pack. Quarter-finals kicking off Friday and Saturday. Who knows…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Imagine this. Brymo, that bold, no-nonsense singer who’s always marching to his own beat, he’s had enough. He’s calling out the big shots—Burna Boy, Davido, and the rest of those A-list stars. Stop jumping on every hot track for a remix, he says. Especially when it’s from some fresh-faced newcomer blowing…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun Picture this. Nigerian star Gabriel Oche Amanyi—you know him as Terry G, the guy behind those crazy energetic tracks— he’s fuming right now. Billboard, that big American music mag, just put out their Top 50 Best Afrobeats Songs of All Time. And guess what. Terry G’s hits? Nowhere to be seen. Snubbed…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Sad news today. Another light in Nollywood has gone out. Chief Kanran, the veteran actor we all knew, is gone. He was 70. It was movie producer Seun Oloketuyi who confirmed it. Posted it on Instagram Friday morning. Just said that the popular actor, whose real name was Olusegun Akinremi, had…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Two new airplanes for the Cross River government. Sounds impressive. But Dr. Effiong Nyong, he’s not impressed. Not at all. He’s furious. Nyong, who used to run for governor under the ADC, was talking to some reporters Friday in Calabar. He called the whole thing a “terrible misplacement of priorities.” A…
