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03/09/2026

“AJ, sign the contract, big boy,” Fury said in the clip, his voice raised. Mike Tyson then chimed in: “He said you’re scared. Do you hear that? Do you hear that?” The video was Fury’s latest attempt to apply pressure after days of social media posts questioning why Joshua had not accepted revised contractual terms.

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03/09/2026

"AJ stop running scared, be the man i know u can be and step up and fight me" — Tyson Fury to Anthony Joshua

03/09/2026

The 32-year-old Egyptian footballer is married to Magi Sadeq, whom he wed in 2013. The couple grew up in the same village and attended school together. They previously welcomed two daughters: Makka, born in 2014, and Kayan, born in 2020.

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02/09/2026

No apologies for a wealthy background—Davido claps back at the grind culture narrative with zero filters.

02/09/2026

Ntshaba’s departure in 2014 resulted from a contractual dispute involving a group of actors known as the “Generations 16,” who were dismissed following a salary and contract disagreement with producers. The dismissals remain a contested chapter in South African television history.

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02/09/2026

In a recent interview on Hot 97, Tems, the Nigerian singer born Temilade Openiyi and a Grammy Award winner, said something that should have prompted more scrutiny than it has. “I’m not an Afrobeats artist,” she said.

Tems, Wizkid and Burna Boy have all publicly rejected the label. The Western music industry applies it anyway. The question worth asking is who the category is actually serving.

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02/09/2026

The former Ghanaian boxer was discharged on September 2 after National Sports Authority Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah pulled back the case that had sent Powers to remand one week earlier.

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01/09/2026

The conviction of Duane “Keffe D” Davis this week closes the most scrutinised cold case in American music history. It also raises an uncomfortable question about why it took this long.

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01/09/2026

“It would be my dream to also bring the foundation here to Malawi to partner with you guys in some way, just to better equip us all,” Ms. Savage told students, teachers and staff at the academy.

The 46-year-old singer, who has sold millions of records across Africa, spoke to the students about overcoming rejection early in her career.

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Celeb NewsTiwa Savage Pledges $10,000 to Malawi Music School, Advances U.N. Campaign Against Gender Violence 01/09/2026 - by Sarah Tawus The Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage donated 17.5 million Malawian kwacha, roughly $10,000, to a music school in Lilongwe this week as part of a broader visit t...

01/09/2026

It was the second time in a little over two months that Mr. Richie’s health has interrupted a performance and sent him to a hospital. The first came in June, on the opening night of the tour, at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota. Video from that show captured him sitting down repeatedly during....

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