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Carlo Ancelotti will remain the coach of Brazil’s national team until 2030, the country’s football federation said in a statement on Thursday in a vote of confidence before the World Cup. The contract renewal will put the 66-year-old Italian at the helm of the team “until the 2030 World Cup,” the CBF said in a statement. Ancelotti took over as Brazil coach last year and oversaw the five-time world champions’ successful qualification for next month’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. “From the very first minute, I understood what football means to this country. For the past…

Razer just announced a new Blade 18 gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus chip. The flagship laptop is available now on Razer’s site, starting at $3,999.99 with an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti and configurable with up to an RTX 5090. That starting config is $500 more than the 2025 model with the same GPU, and it comes a year after the 2025 Blade 18 got a price increase before even going on sale.The new Blade 18 seems very much like a chip bump from Intel Arrow Lake to Arrow Lake Refresh. It has the same GPU…

XRP (XRP) has recovered from its April lows of $1.26, rising as much as 19% to a three-week high of $1.50 on Sunday.Whale activity, network growth and a strengthening technical setup suggested that the XRP/USD pair was primed for a move higher once resistance at $1.50 is broken. Key takeaways:XRP whale addresses hit record highs of 332,230, indicating accumulation.XRP Ledger monthly transactions hit an all-time high of 71 million in April.Price must break above the $1.50 resistance to continue its upside toward $2.XRP whales show growing convictionXRP whales remain confident about the prospects of a breakout, using the recent consolidation range…

Lala Kent is addressing claims that Lisa Vanderpump once tried to set her up with Tom Sandoval. The Valley star, 35, was quizzed about the rumor, which former Vanderpump Rules costar Scheana Shay first alluded to on her podcast back in March, during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Wednesday, May 13. “Y’all are killing me right now,” Lala joked before laughing. She continued, “I do not want to talk about this woman at all,” before adding, “Stuff happens, you know? Things are said. People ask questions.” “I won’t confirm or deny that that did…

The Niger State Government has proposed the rotation of elective political offices within constituencies, as part of efforts to institutionalise zoning and reduce political tension. Under the proposal, any part of the constituency can only hold the office for a maximum of eight years before other parts take their turns. Bologi Ibrahim, chief press secretary to Governor Mohammed Bago, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday after a strategic meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders and aspirants at the Government House in Minna. Governor Bago said the proposal, once gazetted and backed through legislative procedures, would ensure equitable power…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted Pioneer Airlines approval to commence non-scheduled commercial flight operations, marking the airline’s formal entry into Nigeria’s aviation industry. The approval followed the presentation of an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to the Bayelsa State-backed carrier in Abuja on Wednesday. The Director-General of the NCAA, Chris Najomo, who presented the certificate to the airline’s management, congratulated the company and urged it to maintain high operational and safety standards. Mr Najomo said the aviation authority would continue to monitor the airline’s operations to ensure compliance with regulatory and safety requirements. Speaking after receiving the certificate,…

A health expert, Basden Onwubere, has emphasised the need for regular blood pressure checks and healthier lifestyles to address the rising cases of hypertension among young Nigerians. Mr Onwubere, a former President of the Nigerian Hypertension Society (NHS), made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He noted that hypertension, previously associated mostly with older adults, is now increasingly being diagnosed among people in their 30s. The expert, also Chairman of the Nigeria Heart Foundation Committee on Clinical Cardiology, attributed the trend to lifestyle changes and other modifiable risk factors affecting…

The Commonwealth Foundation has announced the regional winners of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, recognising five writers whose entries emerged from thousands of submissions across the Commonwealth. The winners are Lisa-Anne Julien of South Africa (Africa region), Sharon Aruparayil of India (Asia region), John Edward DeMicoli of Malta (Canada and Europe region), Jamir Nazir of Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean region), and Holly Ann Miller of New Zealand (Pacific region). Organisers said this year’s competition received 7,806 entries from 54 countries, making it the second-highest number of submissions in the prize’s history. Notably, all five regional winners were shortlisted for…

The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau, NCB, Abuja, has extradited one Samuel Ugberease, also known as “Putsammy”, “Putput”, and “Sammy”, to the United States to face charges bordering on online romance scam, wire fraud, and related financial crimes. A statement signed by DCP Anthony Okon Placid, Force Public Relations Officer, said that the suspect, who was based in South Africa prior to his arrest, was extradited on Wednesday, following the conclusion of extradition proceedings and coordinated engagements between Nigerian and United States law enforcement authorities. Investigations revealed that between 2014 and 2018, the suspect and his accomplices…

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has disclosed that there was a time former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, threatened to leave the coalition. Abdullahi disclosed this in an interview on Symfoni TV on Thursday. The ADC spokesman said, “There was a time that His Excellency Rotimi Ameachi went to the national chairman and was threatening to leave the coalition. You know why?” “He felt that the chairman was pampering Peter Obi – that he was conceding everything to Peter. I had two deputies. One of them was brought by Peter. “Acannot point at anybody…