French defender Benjamin Mendy sues Manchester City over Unpaid Wages

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has filed a multi-million-pound lawsuit against the club at an employment tribunal for alleged unauthorized wage deductions while he faced criminal charges. The 29-year-old, who currently plays for French club Lorient, claims that City stopped paying his salary in September 2021 after he was accused of rape and sexual […]

Spanish Court fines Shakira 7.3 Million Euros in Tax Fraud Case

Colombian superstar singer Shakira is set to pay a fine of over 7.3 million euros ($7.98 million) as part of a deal with Spanish prosecutors to avoid trial for tax fraud. Under the deal, Shakira also agreed to receive a three-year suspended sentence, as part of a plea to skip a court trial. Prosecutors had […]

Obasanjo: ‘Western Democracy Has Failed Africa’

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Western Democracy has not been a good system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent by the colonialists. Obasanjo made the assertion while delivering a keynote address at an high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa” held at the Olusegun Obasanjo presidential Library in […]

Burna Boy, Rema win Billboard AfroBeats Awards

Nigerian music stars Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy and Divine Ikubor aka Rema have both won big at this year’s Billboard Music Award. Burna Boy won the Best “Afrobeats Acts” while Rema won the “best Afrobeats song” for his record-breaking song “Calm Down”, which has smashed multiple streaming and chart records. Billboard is […]