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Israel’s Transport Minister on Sunday approved an aviation deal with Nigeria that would allow non-stop flights between the countries to begin next month for the first time, the ministry said. The agreement, which still needs cabinet approval in Israel, will let carriers from the two countries operate flights between Tel Aviv and cities in Nigeria, like Lagos and Abuja, according to a Reuters report. It will facilitate a smoother pilgrimage for Christians to the… Read the full article here

• Djurtus focused ahead of clash Following Nigeria’s shocking 1-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match played at the Moshood Abiola National on Friday, Super Eagles defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel has pleaded with fans not to give up on the team ahead of the return leg, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Mama Balde’s 29th-minute goal condemned the Super Eagles to a 0-1 defeat and took the Wild Dogs top of the table with seven points… Read the full article here

“Luke Meier-Smith (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) beat Daniel Booker (Nukeproof SRAM Factory Racing) to win the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Cup in Maydena.” Read the full article here

Microsoft is overhauling its Teams app today to make it faster and easier to use. Microsoft Teams has been rebuilt from the ground up, with a new preview available today for businesses to try out this radical rework that has been years in the making.“The new Teams is faster, simpler, and more flexible than ever before,” says Sumi Singh, CVP of engineering for Microsoft Teams, in an interview with The Verge. “We’ve made tremendous strides in performance and usability. The new Teams is… Read the full article here

Elliott Management has scrapped plans to nominate directors to the board of Salesforce after the software group delivered a better than expected earnings report in March and promised to focus on profits. In a joint statement released on Monday, Elliott said it would not nominate rival directors to the Salesforce board at its upcoming annual meeting since it had put a “clear focus on value creation”. Jesse Cohn, managing partner of Elliott, said he was “deeply impressed” by… Read the full article here

Where gaming and finance meet in Web3 has been termed GameFi, and it has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past few years. There are even several data analytical resources to try and figure out what are the hottest blockchain and Web3 games currently available. Cointelegraph Research dove into this topic head on and developed a top 20 games report.The report goes over some of the differences between Web2 and Web3 gaming and some of the evolution in GameFi. Discussing play-to-earn and… Read the full article here

Off the rails. As expected, Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval were in the hot seat at the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion — and things nearly got out of hand, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “The cast was out of control and Lala Kent and James Kennedy went crazy,” the source tells Us. “James took on Tom Sandoval while Lala took on Raquel Leviss and they both just lit them on fire and burned them alive with their shade.” The source adds: “Lala and James… Read the full article here

The Katsina State governor-elect, Dikko Radda, has said he would not want to be addressed as “His Excellency” after his inauguration as governor on 29 May. He said he would rather be addressed simply as “Mr Governor” or “Mallam Dikko Radda” and not “His Excellency” until after he leaves power. Mr Radda, who was elected governor on 18 March, stated this on Saturday during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja. He was elected governor on 18 March on the… Read the full article here

Billionaire businessman and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group, Tony Elumelu, clocked 60 last week and celebrated the milestone with entrepreneurs making an impact in communities across Africa. As part of activities held to celebrate him, a symposium was held in the Tony Elumelu Amphitheatre, UBA House, Marina, Lagos. Dubbed ‘60 for 60’, the event had friends, family members as well as 60 beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship… Read the full article here

The qualification series for the 2024 AFCON tournament continues on Monday in Group A, where Nigeria, ranked 35th in the world, lost to 118th-ranked Guinea Bissau last Friday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium and now need a quick return to winning ways to wrestle back leadership of the group. It was yet another sad example of how things have gone wrong with the Super Eagles recently, as the team led by Coach Jose Peseiro lost their fourth consecutive match. The Eagles have only scored… Read the full article here