Sports & Entertainment

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, BET 2020 awards slated for May 20 will now air on Sunday, June 28 (for Africa, Monday, June 9). This year’s nominees have been announced, and the list reflects an abundance of creative expression and black excellence across music, television, film, sports, and philanthropy. The company’s release stated in part, “Using an array of innovative...

La Liga announced a range of broadcast innovations ahead of the anticipated return to action of the competition A few days before the competition returns, La Liga has announced new broadcast experiences that will be part of the remaining eleven matchdays of the 2019/20 season. Due to the unprecedented situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, La Liga Santander and La Liga SmartBank matches...

AMC Entertainment, the U.S. theatre chain, reported a decline in earnings for the first quarter ending March 31, with a $941.5 million drop in revenue. That’s down from $1.2 billion over the year from 2019, according to the company’s earnings report, released June 3. The numbers were affected by the coronavirus, which has crippled theatres whose only revenue consisted of people coming in-person to watch...

In a recently published statement by Manchester United, it announced agreeing to a loan extension with Shanghai Shenua for Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo. Ighalo’s current deal which was set to expire on Sunday night will now run until January 2021. “Manchester United have reached an agreement with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to extend the loan deal for Odion Ighalo,” read a statement...

Award-winning music sensation, David Adeleke, aka Davido’s hit single “Fall” has been certified Gold in the USA and Canada. Having sold the equivalent of 40,000 and 800,000 copies in Canada and the US, respectively, Davido’s “Fall” is now certified Gold. The 2017 single was released as the second song from Davido’s second studio album, “A Good Time”. The song has become the most-streamed...

Premier League clubs have unanimously voted to resume contact training as four more individuals from three sides have tested positive for coronavirus. A total of 1,008 players and staff were tested in the third round of testing. Phase two of 'Project Restart' will see players "train as a group and engage in tackling while minimising unnecessary close contact", the league said. Discussions...

22-year-old top female tennis player, Naomi Osaka, is now the highest-paid female athlete in the world. The Japanese-Haitian athlete earned a total of USD 37.4 million from prize money and endorsements between June 2019 and May 2020. Osaka is currently backed by 15 endorsement partners ranging from Nissan Motor, Shiseido and Yonex, with almost all of them worth seven figures every year. On top of...

One of Nigeria’s favourite veteran actress recently took to social media to announce she was restarting her music career that has been put on hold for years. Omotola Jalade sounded very determined about getting back into music, reminded her fans about when she revealed she was going to do all she wanted to do after the pandemic. The post reads: “Yasss!...

The website was built in collaboration with top African chefs, expert nutritionists, and local food influencers Nestlé the world’s largest food and beverage company, will hold a press conference to launch the first-of-a-kind Website in Central and west Africa along with the launch of the Season 2 of Yelo Pèppè its popular online nutrition education drama series, showing. What? The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting consumer...

Africa’s much-loved reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), is about to hit the screen again for its fifth season. According to the organisers of the show, Multichoice, the show will premiere in July 2020. In a statement by Multichoice, the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe said, “Big Brother Naija has been widely regarded as one of Africa’s biggest entertainment exports,...