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John Cena announces retirement from World Wrestling Entertainment.

Hollywood star and wrestler, John Cena has just announced that he would be retiring from the WWE. Cena surprised fans with this announcement during his appearance at the WWE Money in the Bank event in Canada. The 47 year-old actor who emerged in the WWE in 2001 will now have his final in-ring competition as a part of his farewell tour. Known for his strength and perseverance, John Cena has been widely regarded by many as one of the greatest professional wrestlers, winning the World Champion title 16 times since 2001. Wearing a t-shirt with the “The Last Time is Now” inscription, John Cena said, “Today I officially announce my retirement from the WWE.” He thanked fans for letting him play in the house that they built for many years.

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Check out the first official trailer for Joseph Kosinski’s upcoming movie, “F1”.

Ahead of the long anticipated release of Apple Original and Warner Bros’ film, “F1”, the first official trailer has just been released. The teaser involves very little dialogue and more betting on the racing. The film, which is produced by Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun: Maverick, shows retired driver (Brad Pitt) who is called out of retirement to mentor a new racer (Damson Idris). Other actors involved include big stars like Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem, with the film set to light up the cinema when released. “F1” will be released on June 27.

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Ruger and BNXN’s collab EP, “RnB” surpasses 50 million Spotify streams.

Afrobeats duo, Ruger and BNXN linked up for a surprising collaborative project, “RnB” earlier this year. Given their history, fans were instantly intrigued by the beautiful connection that the two artists shared on this project, spawning hit songs like “Ilashe” and “Bae Bae”. Two months since release, the seven-track EP has now surpassed 50 million streams on Spotify, making it one of the most streamed Nigerian projects this year. This is Ruger’s third and BNXN’s second project to surpass this milestone and no doubt, the success of this EP will propel others to collaborate.

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Nigerian TikTok sensation, Peller wins Emerging Force category at the Trendupp Awards.

Popular Tiktoker and streamer, Peller won the Emerging Force l award at the recently concluded Trendupp Award. Peller, known for his humorous content and TikTok livestream, has been one of the biggest creators in the Nigerian social space, growing a huge following on his TikTok account, boasting of over 2.5 million followers on the platform. Receiving this award, Peller expressed huge shock at winning this award, showering his fans, manager and friends with immense gratitude for continually pushing him. He notably shouted out Jarvis and Jo Blaq for being an amazing part of his success story.


Rema makes a huge claim in his newly released record, “Hehehe”.

Mavin Records star, Rema is back with a new single, “Hehehe”. In the high vibration tube, Rema beats his chest, boastful of his strides in the globalization of African music and including himself in the Mount Rushmore of African music. Changing the popular top 3 narratives of Wizkid, Burna Boy and Davido, the “Calm Down” crooner says, “no more big 3, there’s the big 4 now. People go para but what for? Dem go say I don’t deserve it but that is an insult.” Many music lovers have gone on social media to justify Rema’s top 4 claim.

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