Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya comes out victorious in a match against Oluwatobi Ajayi, founder and CEO of Nord Motion. The victory landed him the grand prize: a new brand car and as a brand ambassador for Nord Motion. According to Onakoya, he revealed that he received a call from Ajayi on Wednesday, inviting him for a chat and chess match. He disclosed that in their conversation, he proposed an outrageous deal: if he could beat him, he would choose any car of his choice in the showroom for free. READ MORE: The autopsy report of Nigerian singer Mohbad has…
Author: Emmanuel Ferdinand
The autopsy report of Nigerian singer Mohbad has finally been released. The detailed report has provided some answers. The autopsy, conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), revealed that samples of Mohbad’s gastric content, blood, bone marrow, liver, kidney, and lung were retrieved for toxicology tests. The anatomical and pathological findings highlighted an injury on his right forearm and indicated that his body was exhumed with moderate to severe decomposition. The toxicology report suggested the possibility of a drug reaction, given the post-mortem and toxicology results. However, the report noted that determining if a fatal anaphylactic shock had…
This quarterfinal match has undoubtedly lost its shine, not only for the Vodacom Bulls but also for Canan Moodie, the Springbok World Cup winger, who has announced that he will not be able to participate in the match due to injury. Specifically, Moodie made the statement during the week, when he spoke out loud and categorically dismissed injury worries as just “bumps and bruises.“ Despite the apparent clarity of the situation, Moodie later announced on his social media account devised for the purpose of ticket sales for the quarterfinal match that he would not be able to play during the…
The South African national football team, Bafana Bafana, encountered a delay on their way to Uyo, Nigeria, for the highly anticipated FIFA 2026 World Cup group qualifying match against the Nigerian Super Eagles on June 7th. READ ALSO: Super Eagle Coach Findi George is set to begin his major match as the new coach of the team. The team was compelled to communicate this development to their fans and the general public through their official X handle by stating, “Flight delayed, but we are on our way, Nigeria bound.“ This development meant that the players arrived in Port Harcourt after…
Nigeria Super Eagles coach Findi George is set to begin his major match today as the newly appointed coach of the Super Eagles squad. The Super Eagles will host South Africa in the first leg of the 2026 World Cup qualifying series match on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Uyo at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. The match, which is expected to start at 8 p. m. Nigerian time is poignant for the Super Eagles, for the team would wish to record a victory after being confined to two embarrassing draws against Zimbabwe and Lesotho in their previous two group…
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship has ended with the leagues and as for the statistics it has clearly drawn that the South African sides have made a difference. It will therefore not come as a surprise to know that local talents decreed the championship’s stats with two teams, finishing in the top eight. Bulls have especially done well all season long and they have recorded eighty-five tries, setting a record, which was set by Leinster the previous season with eighty-four tries. This is much better than that of the Bulls who was able to score 78 tries in the same…
The Ghanaian senior national soccer team, the Black Stars’ players, have commended the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for assisting to provide dialysis treatment in the country. The Black Stars of Ghana have praised the National Health Insurance Authority for their timely intervention in subsidising dialysis treatment in Ghana. “The government of Ghana and the people of Ghana are grateful for the efforts put in by the NHIA to develop and improve health care in the country,” an elated Captain Thomas Partey said as he took his time to applaud the efforts of the NHIA. The Black Stars also…
Kenyan runner and world record holder in men’s 10-kilometre road racing, Rhonex Kipruto, has been stripped of the world record in the half marathon and banned for six years in a doping case. This decision follows the recent emergence of extraneous haematological values in the biological passport of Kipruto, showing a “conscious and complex system of doping.“ Kipruto’s ban has been effective since September 2018, so he is stripped of all his results starting from the year in question, including his 2019 world championship bronze in the 10,000-metre race in athletics as well as his 2020 10K road race record.…
Ghanaian dance duo Afronita and Abigail recently made history by coming in third in the 2024 edition of Britain’s Got Talent, held on Sunday, June 2. Their performance on the show earned them a standing ovation from the audience and high praise from the judges. Their path to the finals was marked by a series of powerful performances that highlighted their unique style and cultural traditions, earning them third place out of ten finalists. Ghanaians and fans across the world took to social media to congratulate the duo dancers on their achievement. The ten finalists included a choir, a magician,…
South African midfielder Rayners has vowed that his side, Bafana Bafana, will do everything they can to secure a win or draw against Nigeria in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Uyo. Rayners, who has been included in the squad, is determined to help his side secure a crucial win or draw to maintain their lead in the qualifying group. Rayners has been included in the Bafana Bafana squad that will take on the Super Eagles. The Nigerian Super Eagles squad are desperate to secure their first win in the qualifier series after disappointing draws against Lesotho and…