Roger Federer has been crowned No 1 on Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athletes list for the first time in his career. The Swiss tennis legend edged out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Rinaldo, Neymar, and LeBron James to take the top spot after he earned a total of $106.3 million over the past 12 months, making him the […]
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is terminating its ties with the World Health Organization, WHO, and will suspend all funding to the organization. The US President made the announcement during a press conference at the White House Rose Garden on Friday May 29. He said his decision comes after WHO ”failed to make the […]
An Indian priest has been arrested for beheading a man in his shrine to offer as a sacrifice to end the Coronavirus pandemic in India. 70-year-old Sansari Ojha from the Brahmani Dei Temple cut off 52-year-old Saroj Kumar Pradhan’s head , told police that he killed him after he was ordered by a goddess in […]
Kylie Jenner’s billionaire tag has been struck out by Forbes, months after being dubbed the world’s youngest billionaire. Recall that in March 2019, the reality show star unseated Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, then 35, as the youngest-ever self-made billionaire (he was 23 when he made his first billion 11 years ago in 2008). Forbes has now revoked the 22-year-old’s […]
At least 301 Chinese citizens have returned home from Nigeria, bluebloodz.com has learnt. The nationals were evacuated on Thursday night through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The about 20 hours flight is expected to arrive at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China on Friday evening barring any technical or logistics hitches. “Air Peace on Thursday, […]
The President of Nigeria Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday sought reprieve, particularly debt cancellation for Africa and other weak economies to help them to recover the losses to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. The President called for a global solidarity to fight the pandemic, urging advanced countries and international financial institutions to give special […]
Heroin with a street value of more than £8.5million has been found hidden inside boxes of fruit and nuts at Heathrow Airport, London, UK. According to UK Border Force immigration officers, they found about 170kg of heroin hidden in envelopes that were concealed in the walls of a consignment of 630 boxes on the 21st […]
Twitter users have slammed the organisers of a Facebook Live discussion after 5 men were revealed as members of a panel to discuss menstrual hygiene and no woman was involved. The discussion is tagged “It’s a Mense World” and those who will be contributing to the online discussion are all men. To make matters worse, […]
Harry Redknapp has laughed off speculation he could have become the next coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria The English football manager and former Tottenham coach was rumored to have been lined up to replace Gernot Rohr, who has now signed a contract extension to remain as manager of the three-time African champions. Addressing […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said there is no evidence that COVID-19 is transmitted via breast milk, even when a nursing mother has contracted the virus. In a statement by WHO on its website, the health body said nursing mothers are urged to continue breastfeeding their babies in spite of the pandemic. It stressed […]