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Brighton & Hove Albion staged a remarkable comeback from two goals down to defeat Liverpool 3-2 in a thrilling Women’s FA Cup semi-final, securing their first-ever appearance in the competition’s final. The Seagulls trailed 2-0 inside 22 minutes at St Helens on Sunday, with Denise O’Sullivan heading Liverpool in front and Beata Olsson adding a close-range second. However, Brighton responded swiftly as left-back Manuela Vanegas pulled one back before the break. The comeback was completed in the second half when Madison Haley headed home to make it 2-2 by the 54th minute. With extra time looming and the tie on…

I’ve always been skeptical of products that claim to help you lead a more creative life. But one recently won me over. I’ve spent three weeks with the Cricut Joy 2, a smart cutting and drawing machine that made it easy for me to get back into making stickers, cards, bookmarks, and more.The small $99 gadget isn’t perfect, but its capabilities and app-provided templates were just what I was looking for. Caregiving, self-criticism, and mental health struggles have made it tough to tinker and doodle like I used to, and yet the Joy 2 clicked with me. It doles out…

Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $81,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as traders saw a fresh support retest next.Key points:Bitcoin preserves $80,000 over the weekend, but traders are waiting for a dip to retest a familiar chart feature.Continuation higher remains the overall consensus for what happens afterward.US CPI data is due out, with Bitcoin already “pricing in” the result.Bitcoin traders: Sub-$80,000 retest nextData from TradingView showed BTC price action trending higher after a mostly flat weekend, avoiding a return below $80,000.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAfter a midweek trip to near $83,000 failed to hold, however, traders saw the need for BTC/USD to retest…

Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck) is a bedridden heiress who has everything she wants in life — a swanky New York City apartment, a loving husband, Harry (Burt Lancaster), and more money than she could possibly spend. Late one night, she tries to call her husband at work, but instead overhears a conversation between two unknown men. To her horror, she realizes they are plotting to kill a woman somewhere in the city. Desperate, she contacts the police, but they don’t believe her. Can Leona save the woman before she meets her gruesome end? Adapted from a hit radio play of…

A truck driver has been arrested after a crash along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos, which allegedly claimed the lives of a pedestrian and a motorcyclist. The incident occurred around the Iyana-Iba Flyover inward the main gate of Lagos State University, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). In a statement shared on X on Sunday by LASTMA spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq, the agency said the driver of a heavily loaded bucket truck was travelling from Volkswagen toward Badagry when he knocked down a pedestrian. The agency alleged that the driver failed to stop after the accident and continued…

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) on Sunday urged the Federal Government, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and fuel suppliers to urgently address the ongoing Jet A1 fuel crisis, warning that the situation is posing growing risks to airline operations and passenger safety. In a statement issued in Abuja, the union said persistent fuel supply disruptions have continued to affect flight operations nationwide, forcing airlines to adjust schedules, delay departures and reduce route frequencies amid mounting operational costs. NAAPE President, Bunmi Gindeh, said the situation has become…

Citizens across the federation have witnessed enough recycled tactics to recognise when political manoeuvring prioritises short-term expediency over genuine nation building. The notion of restricting a presidential ticket to a single region for just one term flies in the face of Nigeria’s progress beyond ethnic and regional arithmetic in high-stakes contests. Nigerians have grown past the level of such contrived arrangements that treat the presidency as a rotational trophy… Nigeria stands at a critical juncture in its democratic journey, where political actors must demonstrate maturity and strategic foresight rather than resort to gimmicks that undermine public confidence. The recent declaration…

In recent years, Nollywood has embraced a new appetite for glossy crime thrillers, often driven by fast edits, loud personalities, chaos, designer costumes, and enough twists to distract audiences from narrative shortcomings. It is the same commercial lane that produced films like Sugar Rush, where spectacle often takes precedence over structure. ‘Gingerrr’, directed by Yemi Morafa, confidently joins that tradition. The film follows four estranged childhood friends who reunite under desperate circumstances and become entangled in a dangerous chase involving betrayal, gangsters, drugs and a mysterious box of gold. On paper, it sounds like an irresistible cocktail of chaos and…

Top table tennis nations — Japan, Korea Republic, Germany, and France — headline the elite contingent set to compete at the 2026 WTT Contender Lagos, scheduled for 19–24 May at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium. The Lagos event is one of the 10 WTT Contender Series tournaments listed for 2026 and is widely regarded as one of the most vibrant and colourful stops on the calendar. Beyond the powerhouse nations, top-ranked players from Denmark, USA, India, Portugal, Romania, Cameroon, Benin Republic, Belgium, Canada, Togo, Netherlands, Ghana, Wales, Egypt, Italy, Chile, Slovenia, and host nation Nigeria will battle for…

The Kano State Independent Students Consultative Forum (KSISCF) has expressed concern over rising political thuggery, which it says is leading to the continued killing of innocent people, warning that education cannot thrive under such an unfortunate situation. The students, while condemning the perpetration of political thuggery in the state, described the act as unacceptable and called for immediate action. The forum made the condemnation at the formal inauguration of the State Executives and Abba Kabir Yusuf (AKY) Students’ Campus Ambassadors held at the NUJ Press Centre, Kano, on Sunday. “We categorically debunk and condemn any politician, regardless of party, who is…