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FIFA announced on Wednesday it had removed Indonesia as the host of this 2023 under-20 World Cup amid political turmoil over Israel’s participation. “A new host will be announced as soon as possible, with the dates of the tournament currently remaining unchanged,” FIFA said in a statement. Friday’s draw for the May 20-June 11 competition was scrapped by FIFA following protests over Israel’s involvement in the 24-team event. In its statement, FIFA said… Read the full article here

Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have been inducted into the Premier League’s Hall of Fame.Former Manchester United boss Ferguson, 81, won a record 13 titles and is the most successful manager in Premier League history.His United side won the inaugural Premier League title in 1992/93, ending the club’s 26-year wait for league success.Premier LeagueFerdinand insists ‘arguably most important player’ Casemiro will be key in Manchester Derby12/01/2023 AT 18:19Ferguson won the title three… Read the full article here

Google’s making it easier to find out more information about the advertisers behind the ads you see across search, YouTube, and the other sites where Google shows ads. The search giant has announced that it’s launching an Ads Transparency Center, a “searchable hub” containing a library of ads from verified advertisers.Some of the information available in the hub includes a list of the ads an advertiser has shown and which regions they appeared in as well as the last date and format… Read the full article here

Airbus has bowed to pressure from billionaire hedge fund manager Chris Hohn and pulled its bid to buy a minority stake in a unit of French IT services company Atos.Shares in Atos plummeted 17 per cent to €10.62 by late afternoon in Paris after the company confirmed that the European plane maker would no longer pursue talks to take a 29.9 per cent stake in Evidian, its digital and big data arm.The loss of that option will pile pressure on Atos, something that will concern the French… Read the full article here

Authorities from both the United States and South Korea have made efforts to have Terra co-founder Do Kwon extradited to their respective countries following his arrest in Montenegro.At a March 29 press conference, Montenegro’s Justice Minister Marko Kovac said the United States made diplomatic efforts to ask Kwon be handed over, while South Korean officials have requested extradition. Kovac made the announcement following Kwon’s arrest at Montenegro’s Podgorica airport on March 23,… Read the full article here

Adnan Syed‘s criminal case has been an ongoing topic of discussion since the “Serial” podcast generated new interest in his conviction. Syed was initially accused of first-degree murder in February 1999 after his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee was found dead one month prior. Over the years, Syed had maintained his innocence amid several appeals and attempts to overturn his conviction. In 2014, a true crime podcast titled “Serial” focused on the details of the case… Read the full article here

The Coalition for Whistle-blower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemns the remand of journalist Agba Jalingo in prison custody over an alleged false publication. Mr Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was charged under the Cybercrime Act 2015 of Nigeria for allegedly publishing an article that was deemed ‘insulting’ to Elizabeth Ayade, the sister-in-law of Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade. Mr Jalingo’s arrest is a blatant attack on press freedom and a clear… Read the full article here

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said that fuel prices in Nigeria would be sold between N360 and N400 per litre after the removal of petroleum subsidy by the government. Festus Osifo, PENGASSAN president, made this disclosure when speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the association’s National Executive Council meeting (NEC) held in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Osifo spoke days after marketers and other groups in the downstream… Read the full article here

Insecurity in parts of Kaduna State has continued to form part of the major challenges limiting Tuberculosis, TB elimination efforts in the state. KNCV, a group working to eliminate Tuberculosis in the state says programmes and activities mapped out to help test, detect and treat cases are not assessed in parts of Southern Kaduna as a result of the insecurity in the area. The KNCV Senior Programs Officer in Kaduna State, Julius Barnabas Gajere expressed worry that all the local governments… Read the full article here

There are strong indications that the Kwara State government may soon conduct local government elections in the 16 local councils of the state. This followed the submission of seven nominees for the board of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWSIEC, by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to the State House of Assembly. According to the re-elected governor, “Having now cleared all legal logjams on its way, the process for the conduct of the local government election has… Read the full article here