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Canadian rapper, Aubrey Graham, popularly known as Drake pocketed $1 million (₦1.3 billion) after successfully backing Canada to defeat South Africa in their FIFA World Cup clash. The Grammy award-winning artiste reportedly wagered $770,000 on Canada to claim victory, with the bet returning a total payout of $1.001 million. The successful wager earned him an estimated profit of $231,000. Drake revealed the bet on Instagram ahead of the match, explaining that it was prompted by a private exchange with South African DJ, Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, popularly known as Black Coffee. “@realblackcoffee was chirping in the DM I had to raise the STAKES,” he wrote while sharing a screenshot of the wager. The celebrity wager added extra intrigue to a fixture that carried huge significance for South Africa, whose impressive World Cup campaign had generated excitement both at home and across the African continent. Canada eventually secured a 1-0 victory at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles after midfi...

The wife and two children of Argentine footballer, Lucas Trejo were confirmed dead following the devastating twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, 2026. Lucas Trejo, w ho plays for Venezuelan second-division side Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira, had spent three days searching through the rubble for his wife, Yanina, and their children, Aaron and Ainhoa, before rescue workers recovered their bodies. In a  heartfelt statement shared on Instagram on Sunday, the club expressed its condolences over the tragedy. “Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira deeply mourns the irreparable loss of our player’s wife and children,” the club wrote, alongside a family photograph, adding, “Lucas, you are not alone. Your family at Marítimo La Guaira is with you.” The 38-year-old footballer was attending a training camp in Caracas when the powerful 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck on Wednesday evening. He rushed back to his home in La Guaira, the state worst af...

  Guests were thrown into panic after a POP ceiling suddenly collapsed during a wedding reception in Warri, Delta State, abruptly disrupting the celebration. A video circulating online captured the moment the ceiling gave way, sending debris crashing into the reception venue as terrified attendees scrambled for safety. The incident forced guests to flee the affected area to avoid being struck by the falling materials, bringing the reception to a temporary halt. As of the time of filing this report, there has been no official confirmation on the cause of the collapse or whether anyone sustained injuries. Authorities are yet to issue a statement on the incident. Watch The Video Below;

  A  newborn baby has been rescued from a fallen building 32 hours after the twin earthquakes that devastated a Venezuelan coastal city. Video shared on social media Friday shows rescuers working under a floodlight atop collapsed masonry and bringing the infant out to applause late Friday in the hardest-hit city of La Guaira, north of the capital Caracas. They carefully pass the baby, wrapped in a quilt, from person to person before cleaning the child gently with tissues, the video shows. According to the user, Andreina Quintero, who published the video on social media, the baby was just 18 days old and was uninjured after being trapped for 32 hours. The child’s mother was rescued an hour after the child. In a follow-up video later on Friday, Quintero showed the mother in a hospital bed, with a medical worker telling her that the baby did not appear to have injuries. The medic then suggests that the mother saved the baby by covering the child with her body or another object. A...

  The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 on Saturday. Millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs as the first U.S. aid flights trickled into Caracas. Facing public outrage at the response by local officials, US-backed interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez said the country was “not alone.” The United States said one runway at Simon Bolivar International Airport was now functioning and that C-17 US military planes were landing there, while a naval ship had arrived off the coast. The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said search-and-rescue teams from at least 17 countries were being mobilized to help find survivors. But the search for survivors saw desperate attempts by local residents to claw away rubble from apartment buildings that collapsed in Wednesday’s double-quakes. Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters are the key, narrow window for finding the living. There was joy in the hardest-hit coastal area of La Guai...

  The  widow of late Nollywood actor, John Okafor, Stella Maris Okafor, has dismissed allegations that she secretly sold her late husband’s properties and kept the proceeds to herself. Recall that the family of the late actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, recently opened up about their struggles and financial situation. In a  recent video now making the rounds online, while speaking to content creator, King Mitchy, Stella Maris explained that the sale of the properties was carried out in line with a court order and with the consent of Mr Ibu’s two sons, Valentine Okafor and Daniel Okafor.  She further backed her claim, stating that she has the relevant documents. “I  have to show you this document. This is a court order. We—I didn’t, not me alone. My husband’s two sons, Valentine Okafor and Daniel Okafor, and I did it according to the court order. Every evidence is here. We sold the house. I am not the one that sold the house,” she stated. She also di...