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The 2026 FIFA World Cup featured a record prize fund of $871 million (£662 million), making it the most lucrative tournament in the competition’s history. FIFA had initially announced a prize pool of $727 million (£552 million), representing a 50 per cent increase from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a December report on the […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Under DHS leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations – starting with the worst of the worst – […]
Continue ReadingUnited States federal prosecutors and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have launched a preliminary probe into the financial operations of the Argentine Football Association in the US. They are investigating whether transactions linked to the body could constitute money laundering or fraud under American law. According to a report published on Wednesday by […]
Continue ReadingHead coach of Egypt national team, Hossam Hassan, has said his side suffered “injustice” in their World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Argentina, and declared he would not follow the remainder of the tournament as a result. Hassan’s comments followed a heated exchange with French referee, Francois Letexier, at the final whistle, during which […]
Continue ReadingThe 2026 world cup tournament currently taking place in three countries of Canada, Mexico, and United States is getting hotter as the Round of 32 is over with the Colombia versus Ghana match, and the 16 teams that will battle for a place in the quarter finals have now been confirmed. Below are the teams […]
Continue ReadingA divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare majority of five justices, in an opinion written […]
Continue ReadingTobi Amusan, the world record holder equalled her season’s best of 12.28s to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. The spectacular athlete stormed to victory ahead of American pair Grace Stark, who finished second in 12.38s, and Alaysha Johnson, who placed third in 12.39s. She produced a strong finish […]
Continue ReadingSeveral mouthwatering encounters headline the Round of 32, including Brazil against Japan, Netherlands versus Morocco, Portugal against Croatia, Belgium against Senegal and France against Sweden. A release on the FIFA website on Sunday disclosed all these. Nine out of 10 African nations booked their spots in this knockout phase. The knockout stage also reflects Africa’s […]
Continue ReadingChief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla, Elon Musk, is no longer a trillionaire after a sharp decline in SpaceX shares erased more than $150 billion from his fortune, ending a historic but short-lived stint above the $1 trillion mark. The technology billionaire became the first person to surpass a net worth of $1 trillion earlier this month following […]
Continue ReadingAfrobeats diva, Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, is set to perform at the grand opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, joining a star-studded lineup of global music icons including Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, and Bono. According to Valerie Jarrett, CEO […]
Continue ReadingThe G7 summit of world powers in France is being chaired by President Emmanuel Macron as host but on Wednesday his guest US President Donald Trump left no doubt over who he believed was in charge. “I’m the boss,” Trump said as he strode in to the morning session of the last day of the […]
Continue ReadingMexico made an immediate impression on the largest World Cup in history, giving the roaring home crowd at the iconic Azteca Stadium a huge jolt of excitement four years after a major disappointment. Mexico’s players understood the intense pressure and high expectations they were facing on Thursday in the opening match of the first 48-team World Cup […]
Continue ReadingThe ebony beauty Bayelsa representative, Tamunosoye Karibi-George, has won Miss World Nigeria 2026 pageant and will represent the country in Vietnam. Tamunosoye Karibi-George, representing Bayelsa State, has emerged as Miss World Nigeria 2026 after winning the national pageant held in Lagos. The 26-year-old, who is from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was crowned at the grand […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, Adepoju Babatunde Salako, 33, pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to prison Tuesday for committing wire fraud through a 2022 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) fraud scheme. Between January and February 2022, according to court documents, the convict devised a scheme to defraud the Alaska Department of Revenue (DOR) […]
Continue ReadingSierra Leone on Wednesday became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A first plane carrying nine West African migrants landed Wednesday morning at the international airport just outside Freetown, an AFP journalist saw. “We have received nine deportees this morning from the US,” […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afrobeats superstar singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, will join Colombian pop icon Shakira to perform the official song of the 2026 FIFA World Cup titled “Dai Dai.” It will be the second consecutive time a Nigerian artiste will feature in a World Cup song. Davido had featured in the official song of […]
Continue ReadingThe most educated countries highlighted in this article invest heavily in research to foster innovation across fields such as science, medicine, technology, finance, and engineering. They have also made education highly accessible, with at least 51% of their population attaining tertiary-level education. Below are the most educated countries in the World as listed by Indiatimes: Canada Canada is […]
Continue ReadingWorld Athletics (WA) has rejected an application by Turkey to switch the allegiance of Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili, dealing a significant blow to the athlete’s proposed nationality change ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games. According to a document obtained by Punch, the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel ruled that the application submitted by the Türkiye […]
Continue ReadingGout Gout, 18-year-old Australian sprinter, produced a remarkable performance on Sunday, running a faster 200m time than sprint legend, Usain Bolt achieved at the same age. The teenager won a national title in Sydney after clocking 19.67 seconds, setting a new world U20 record in the process. The run also marked his first legal sub-20-second […]
Continue ReadingInternational Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has reportedly removed Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala from officiating duties at the upcoming 2026 World Cup. Jean-Jacques Ndala, who officiated the final between Senegal and Morocco, came under fire after disallowing a legitimate goal for Senegal just minutes before awarding a penalty to Morocco, which Pape Gueye converted in […]
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