Barcelona's teenage footballer Marc Guiu Paz scored a late goal on his debut to bring Barcelona within a point of league leaders Real Madrid.
The 17-year-old Blaugrana academy product came in as a substitute in the 79th minute of the game and scored a few seconds into his appearance to give the La Liga side a well-fought 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
Globally recognized entertainment and multimedia platform TRACE held its inaugural music award tagged Trace Awards 2023, on October 21, 2023, at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The award which had more than 150 artists nominated across various genres such as Afrobeat, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Afro-pop, Mbalax, Amapiano, Zouk, Kizomba, Genge, Coupé Décalé, Bongo Flava, Soukous, Gospel, Rap, Rai, Kompa, R&B, and Rumba, was set up to celebrate the creativity, talent, and influence of African and Afro-inspired music and artists.
The awards ceremony, which was hosted by Nigerian music veteran D’Banj alongside Angolan global supermodel Maria Borges, featured a star-studded lineup of performers, including Davido, Yemi Alade, Black Sherif, Kizz Daniel and more.
Here are the winners of the Trace Awards 2023, which had various stars like Burna Boy, Bixckie, Davido, DJ Maphorisa, Libianca, Yemi Alade among other artists in the nomination list.
· Best Music Video – “Baddie” Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
· Best Artist France & Belgium – Tayc (France)
· Best Producer – Tam Sir (Ivory Coast)
· Best Artist North Africa – Dystinct (Morocco)
· Best Artist UK – Central Cee
· Best Artist Indian Ocean – Goulam (Comoros)
· Best Artist Francophone Africa – Didi B (Ivory Coast)
· Best DJ – Michael Brun (Haiti)
· Best Gospel Artist – KS Bloom (Ivory Coast)
· Best Artist The Caribbean – Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti)
· Best Artist Anglophone Africa – Asake (Nigeria)
· Best Global African Artist – Rema
· Best Newcomer – Roseline Layo (Ivory Coast)
· Best Collaboration – “Unavailable” – Davido (Nigeria) with Musa Keys (South Africa)
· Best Dancer – Robot Boii (South Africa)
· Best Artist Lusophone Africa – Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde)
· Changemaker Trace Award – Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
· Best Live – Fally Ipupa (DRC)
· Lifetime Achievement Award – 2Baba (Nigeria)
· Album of the Year – “Love Damini” – Burna Boy (Nigeria)
· Best Female Artist – Viviane Chidid (Senegal)
· Best Male Artist – Davido (Nigeria)
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Chris Brown will be releasing his new single “Sensational” on Friday, it features Davido & Lojay. pic.twitter.com/698HxHrcR6
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— Davido (@davido) October 16, 2023
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Got something special for the world Friday!!
— Davido (@davido) October 16, 2023
British boxer Natasha Jonas became the first black female boxing manager in the UK after obtaining a British Boxing Board of Control manager’s licence.
The 39-year-old British will work with flyweight Mikie Tallon ahead of his professional debut against Sean Jackson in Manchester this weekend.
According to Natasha, “All my life I’ve always believed in myself and I’ve never allowed myself to give up, “I’ve not consciously set out to be first to do anything, I just knew that I wanted to break down barriers and not be scared to do anything just because it hadn’t been done before. That being said, one thing I do like about being first is that it makes you part of history and nobody can take that away from you.”
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Nigerian singer and songwriter Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo popularly called Kcee has released the visuals for his recently released track 'Tuesday'.
Nigerian-American Afrobeat singer David Adedeji Adeleke known by his stage name Davido, and his wife Chioma Avril Rowland have welcomed twins into their family.
Music executive, Ovie, confirmed the news in a post via X on Tuesday, and this comes as good news to the couple who lost their only son Ifeanyi last year.
Confirmed.
— Ovie (@OvieO) October 10, 2023
Davido and Chioma.
Double blessings.
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Mavin Records singer and songwriter Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe popularly called Ayra Starr, has released the official video for her latest single, ‘Rhythm & Blues.’
The music video was produced by Toby Barber, and directed by Earthboi.
Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo and her husband Bobby Maris have welcomed an addition into their home. Uche delivered a baby boy, and the family have named him IfeanyiChukwu Xavier Ugwoegbu.
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Business magnate David Okenwa Achom, is an American-certified wealth manager, Forex trader and coach, and philanthropist, and one of the best Forex coaches in Africa.
David hails from humble beginnings and has grown from the little beginnings to becoming the Founder, and Executive Chairman of the Afro Money Week Ltd. (organizers of Lagos Money Week). Achom is also the CEO of Pacesetters Entrepreneurs Network (PEN Global Group), and Board Chair for PUJANN Nigeria Limited.
David Achom was named the second-best young trailblazer in Nigeria in 2022; in 2023, the National Association of Northern Nigerian Students recognized him as an Achiever Par Excellence and awarded him the Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardauna Platinum Award of Excellence. Mr. Achom, one of Africa's leading Forex coaches, created Elevator Group and has taught more than 15,000 people how to build financial confidence through numerous social media platforms.
The Lagos Money Week is an annual financial literacy and wealth creation conference holds in the elegant city of Lagos, Nigeria.
This year’s edition is tagged “Agents of Global Transformation” and will be held from the 23rd of October, 2023 to the 29th of October, 2023.
In this year's edition, Mr. Achom is looking to seed fund new or existing business owners with funds to upscale their businesses, send your business plan to hello@lagosmoneyweek.com, and the deadline is 21st October, 2023.
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Newcastle and Swedish striker Alexander Isak has been ruled out of the Swedish squad ahead of a friendly match against Moldova, and the Euro 2024 qualifying match against Belgium.
Isak initially joined up with Sweden's team, but after having his injuries looked at, he was returned home to recover. Isak signed for the Magpies on August 26, 2022, for a sum of approximately $70 million from the Spanish team Real Sociedad.
According to a statement by the Swedish team, 'Alexander Isak leaves the men's national team's European Championship qualifying squad, the Newcastle striker came to the gathering with an injury report from Sunday's match against West Ham and underwent an examination by the Swedish national team's medical team on Monday. After that, it is clear that Isak is not available for games next week and will miss the European Championship qualifier against Belgium next Monday.'
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West ham United Forward Jarrod Bowen has signed a new seven-year deal do keep him at the Hammers till 2030.
Born in Leominster, Herefordshire, Bowen joined the Hammers from Hull City on January 31, 2020, for an initial sum of £18 million, with up to £7 million in potential add-ons. He has played 166 times for the club in all competitions, scoring 45 goals, nine of which have come in Europe.
The 26 year old English man scored the winning goal that gave the Hammers the UEFA Conference League last season, and is currently their highest goal scorer this season with five Premier League goals.
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A statement from the restaurant chain Gruppo Chiarello of the Food Network chef, famed for his Italian-inspired twist on California food, confirmed his passing.
According to Gruppo Chiarello, “We deeply mourn the loss of our beloved patriarch Michael, his culinary brilliance, boundless creativity, and unwavering commitment to family were at the core of his being. He brought people together through the joy of shared meals, fostering lasting memories around the table. As we navigate this profound loss, we hold dear the moments we cherished with him, both in his kitchens and in our hearts. His legacy will forever live on in the love he poured into every dish and the passion he instilled in all of us to savor life’s flavors.”
Barcelona teenage sensation, Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana born in the city of Catalonia on the 10th of July 2007 had etched his name into the record books of the Spanish football competition LaLiga, as the youngest goal scorer in history after scoring in the first half of Barcelona's 2-2 draw against Granada at just 16 years and 87 days old.
The Spaniard's night, which might have been memorable, was marred by a groin strain, forcing him to leave the game in the 75th minute.
