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Kenneth Omeruo is thrilled to have capped his 60th appearance for the Super Eagles with a win, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Omeruo led the Super Eagles to their third win under coach Jose Peseiro in the game against Guinea-Bissau in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Bissau feels elated to have accomplished that feat 10 years after he made his debut for the three-time African champions. “Privileged to have played my 60th cap for the Super Eagles. All glory to… Read the full article here

Chelsea are through to the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League following a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over eight-time winners Lyon at Stamford Bridge.The Blues held a narrow advantage from the first leg thanks to Guro Reiten’s brilliant curling finish but Vanessa Gilles restored parity in the 77th minute and substitute Sara Dabritz thought she had won it for the French side in extra time.But there was an incredible twist when Chelsea were awarded a penalty in stoppage time… Read the full article here

Still, we already know of some promising summer gaming shows to look forward to. As we get closer to June, it seems likely that more gaming companies will announce events of some kind to get in on the excitement.Here’s all of our coverage of E3’s cancellation and what comes next. Read the full article here

This month, Russia and China are sparking new jitters in Washington. That is primarily because of their stage-managed displays of diplomatic unity, around Ukraine and much else.But it is also down to money: during a visit by Xi Jinping to Moscow last week, Vladimir Putin pledged to adopt the renminbi for “payments between Russia and countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America”, in a bid to displace the dollar. And this comes as Moscow is already increasingly using the renminbi… Read the full article here

Investment bank Citi is betting on the blockchain-based tokenization of real-world assets to become the next “killer use case” in crypto, with the firm forecasting the market to reach between $4 trillion to $5 trillion by 2030.That would mark an 80-fold increase from the current value of real-world assets locked on blockchains, Citi explained in its “Money, Tokens and Games” March report. “We forecast $4 trillion to $5 trillion of tokenized digital securities and $1 trillion of… Read the full article here

Father-daughter connection! Dwyane Wade has been outspoken about how proud he is of his daughter Zaya’s growth through the years. In February 2020, the professional basketball player announced that Zaya was transgender. “First of all, me and my wife, Gabrielle Union, we are proud parents of a child in the LGBTQ+ community, and we’re proud allies as well,” Wade said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, adding, “We take our roles and our responsibilities as parents… Read the full article here

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for the live broadcasts of court hearings on election petitions across the country, particularly the presidential election cases. The NBA made this call in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State, on 23 March. The communique jointly signed by the NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau, and its general secretary, Adesina Adegbite, was released on Thursday. It said, with… Read the full article here

Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor on Thursday visited the troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). Irabor commended their gallantry and charged them to eliminate remaining insurgents terrorising the Northeast region. The military chief addressed the soldiers at the Theatre Command, Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. “Ensure that the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists are smoked out from their… Read the full article here

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, issued Certificate of Return to the Governor-Elect, Pastor Umo Eno. Eno emerged winner of the governorship election held on March 18. The event held at the INEC Office in Udo Udoma Avenue in Uyo also witnessed the presentation of Certificates of Return to 25 newly-elected House of Assembly members by the National Commissioner, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu. DAILY POST reports that Etim Ekpo/Ika State constituency… Read the full article here

Rivers United players dominated the Best X1 for the first stanza of the 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League season. Goalkeeper Victor Sochima, defender Ebube Duru and midfielder Paul Acquah are the Rivers United players, who made the selection. Ifeanyi Onyeabuchi, James Ajako and Ekerrette Udom are the other defenders, who make the list alongside Duru. Cyril Olisema, Joseph Atule and Acquah are the three midfielders on the list. Chukwuemeka Obioma, Robert Mizo and Imade Osarenkhoe were… Read the full article here