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Following an impressive 2022/23 season, Udinese has rewarded Super Eagles striker Isaac Success with a new one-year contract, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Success joined the Italian club in 2021 and after a slow start, he has been a regular for Andrea Sottil’s side this season. With just a year left on his initial contract, the Little Zebras, as they are fondly called, have decided to hand the Nigerian striker a one-year extension at the Italian Serie A club that… Read the full article here

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially presented a Certificate of Yoruba Territory to Quilombola territory in Brazil, making the city the first outside Africa to receive the title. The highly revered Yoruba king also on Tuesday addressed Brazil’s Federal House of Assembly where he officially inaugurated the first-ever National Orisa Day in the South American country. A statement from Ooni’s Media Aide, Moses Olafare, said Ogunwusi… Read the full article here

The African-German Network of Excellence in Science has elected the Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo, Prof. Clement Adebooye, as the president of the group. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Ademola Adesoji, obtained in Osogbo said the Board at its annual meeting elected Adebooye its new president, giving him mandate to lead the network from year 2023 to 2025, the tenure renewable for another 2 years. At the meeting, the… Read the full article here

Human lives have been inadvertently synchronised to several gadgets such that several smart devices can be seen on a person every minute. Gadgets like smartphones, smart watches, computers, earpieces, and air pods, among others, have become daily tools for almost every child and adult. Undoubtedly, gadget dependence leads to addiction. A survey carried out on adult and teenage gadget users in the United States of America reports that an average smartphone user checks… Read the full article here

The Executive Director of Morainbow Down Syndrome Foundation and President of Save Down Syndrome Inc., Adetola Makinde, speaks with LARA ADEJORO on the challenges and benefits of raising children with Down Syndrome March 21 is marked as World Down Syndrome Day. What is the significance of the day? The day is filled with joyful celebrations of people with Down syndrome. This year, we are raising awareness and campaigning for the right to legal capacity, supported… Read the full article here

Salma Paralluelo’s fine individual goal was the difference as Barcelona secured a 1-0 win over Roma in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarter-final.Almost 40,000 supporters were in place at Stadio Olimpico to see Paralluelo score the game’s only goal 11 minutes before half-time with a lovely low curling shot from the edge of the box. It was the teenager’s first goal in the competition.Barcelona have won all of their 22 Liga F games this season, so it was no surprise that… Read the full article here

Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR social network is getting quests. No, not Quest headsets, but in-game missions with rewards that might make its experiences more entertaining to visit and more interesting to return to.With the new quests, which are now in testing, you can complete certain tasks in a given world to earn in-game rewards like clothing for your avatar. Meta’s test takes place in an experience called Giant Mini Paddle Golf, which is set in a whimsical mini golf course where you use a… Read the full article here

Lawyers for the part of Silicon Valley Bank that has been put into bankruptcy protection accused US bank regulators of having “drained” roughly $2bn of cash from the institution, setting the stage for a fight that will decide how much investors, including Appaloosa and Pimco, recoup in the restructuring.The remarks on Tuesday came at an opening hearing in the bankruptcy of SVB Financial — the unit of SVB that includes its investment banking and venture investing businesses —… Read the full article here

Coinbase is expanding its services in Brazil through partnerships with local services, the company announced March 21. Round-the-clock customer support in Portuguese and easier onboarding are among its upgrades.Coinbase has inked deals with Brazilian payment solutions provider Ebanx and Pix, the instant payment app operated by the Central Bank of Brazil. The new partnerships will make it easier to purchase crypto using the Brazilian real, as well as enable deposits and withdrawals from… Read the full article here

Spellcasters unite! Aubrey Plaza channeled her inner fangirl by making a surprise appearance at 90s Con — and posing with some of her favorite witches of TV show past.  “Power of three will set you free,” Plaza, 38, captioned a Tuesday, March 21, Instagram photo of her and her sister, Renee Plaza, with the cast of Charmed at the nostalgic event, which was held in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday, March 18. Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan, Brian Krause, Dorian… Read the full article here