Anna Cristina “Rickie” Niceta, White House social secretary has resigned her role, effective immediately, a White House official tells CNN. This is coming after protesters loyal to President Trump stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, halting Congress’s counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory as the police evacuated lawmakers from the building. Niceta served as …

Manchester City reserve goalkeeper Scott Carson, midfielder Cole Palmer and a member of staff have tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The result came in hours before their League Cup semi-final at Manchester United. The trio join a growing list of individuals who have contracted the disease at the club. Manchester City missed six players …

Following Napoli’s 4-1 win over Cagliari in the Italia Serie A on Sunday, Napoli head coach, Gennaro Gattuso revealed his displeasure at Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian international contracted coronavirus (COVID-19). Gattuso stated in the press briefing that Osimhen will have to pay for his ‘silly mistake’ after he recovers from the virus. Victor Osimhen had returned a positive test …

Arsenal striker Alexander Lacazette scored again on Tuesday evening to give the Gunners a 1-0 win in their English Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion. The win comes following Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Chelsea on Saturday night and this has eased fears they could be dragged into a relegation battle. They can now look up the table with hope …

Germany and Real Madrid midfielder, Toni Kroos has stated that Lionel Messi doesn’t deserve to belong in the top three of The Best FIFA award list. In a podcast with his brother, Toni Kroos supported Robert Lewandowski‘s victory in Fifa’s The Best awards while pointing out that Lionel Messi shouldn’t have made the podium. The German world cup winner also …

A match between two football giants and two of the best players in the world, one would expect nothing but a match filled with excitement and banter all through the 90 minutes. The first leg of the Champions League between Juventus and Barcelona, at the Turin Stadium, ended up, with Barcelona emerging the ‘victors’ as goals from Dembele and Messi …

Juventus talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo, has taken to his official Twitter account to congratulate his teammate on their victory over Barcelona Ronaldo who is familiar with the Spanish giant, was at the winning side this time around, after they lost their first leg at home to Barcelona by 2 goals (Dembele and Messi). Taken to his Twitter page, here is what …

Former governor of Rivers state and Nigeria’s minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed the reason why he was against Goodluck Jonathan winning the elections in 2015. According to Amaechi, former President Goodluck Jonathan gave him many offers to remain in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but he rejected them because he was not a tribalist. At the secretariat of …

Who would have ever thought that one of Nigeria’s controversial social media figure, blogger, journalist, and activist, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, has a son who is a musician? Kemi who is the daughter of former Oyo State governor, Victor Omololu Olunloyo is the second of ten children. She lived for n14 years in Nigeria, 20 years in the United States of America …

Popular Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, Burna Boy has been nominated for the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category of the 2021 Grammys. Burnaby seems to be the only Afrobeat singer nominated for the Grammy’s next year. ‘Twice As Tall’ will be competing against Antibalas’s ‘FU Chronicles’, Bebel Gilberto’s ‘Agora’, and Anoushka Shankar’s ‘Love Letters’ in the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category. The …