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China head coach Gong Luming is targeting a clean sweep of Nigeria’s D’Tigress after the hosts rallied from an eight-point deficit to secure a 69-65 victory in their second pre-World Cup exhibition game in Haikou on Sunday. The result means China have now won both meetings with the African champions, following their narrow 70-67 victory in the opening game on Friday. The three-match series is part of both teams’ preparations for next month’s FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, with China now looking to complete a 3-0 sweep when the sides meet for the final time in Foshan on Wednesday.…

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi Central Senatorial District has appointed Dr Salami Etudaiye as Director-General of its 2027 campaign organisation, with Abubakar Karaku emerging as Campaign Chairman. The duo were inaugurated on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the campaign organisation held under the leadership of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the party commenced preparations for the 2027 general elections. The development was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by Akpoti-Uduaghan’s media aide, Mike Idoko, on Monday night. The newly inaugurated campaign team was mandated to embark on an aggressive grassroots mobilisation strategy aimed at securing victory for…

Update Aug. 11, 6:30 am UTC: This article has been updated to include additional comments from Decta UK CEO Scott Dawson.Payments platform Decta will use USDC to settle its own funds internationally, bringing stablecoins into its back-end treasury operations.Decta said Tuesday that it will use OpenPayd, a financial infrastructure company, to convert company funds into USDC for international settlement, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph.“This is a proprietary treasury use case rather than a customer-facing payments flow,” Lux Thiagarajah, chief commercial officer at OpenPayd, told Cointelegraph. “Decta transfers its own funds into OpenPayd’s regulated infrastructure, where they are converted…

Milania Giudice responded to criticism that she is somehow not “mourning” her late best friend Victoria Zardoya while posting dance videos on social media. Milania, 20, posted a TikTok video featuring the reality TV star emerging from a pool, fully clothed as“Lay All Your Love On Me” from the movie musical Mama Mia played in the background. As Milania crawled out of the pool, she laid on the ground lipsyncing the words. “Don’t go wasting your emotion / Lay all your love on me,” the college student lip-synced. Milania tagged Victoria’s account on the video’s caption. Related: Teresa Giudice Mourns…

Prominent Islamic cleric, Sani Jingir, has reignited the debate over the APC’s controversial Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket after his remarks in Kano ahead of the 2027 General Election. Mr Jingir made the remarks on Saturday at a mass wedding celebration organised and sponsored by the Kano State Government for 1,500 couples. Speaking in Hausa, the Islamic cleric affirmed his readiness to keep supporting the Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2027 as he did in 2023. “I am one of those who raise the flag of Islam,” Mr Jingir said. “I am calling on people to come and let us do Muslim-Muslim again.” He…

Super Falcons midfielder Christy Ucheibe has apologised to Nigerians and admitted that there can be no excuses for Nigeria’s failure to secure automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup after their shock elimination from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The defending champions were beaten 1-0 by Cameroon in their quarter-final clash at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Sunday, with Myriam Maeva Nyadjou’s thunderous 19th-minute strike enough to send the Indomitable Lionesses into the semi-finals. The defeat ended Nigeria’s hopes of retaining their continental crown and also denied the Super Falcons one of the four…

Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, accused of being involved in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, has said his actions were driven by patriotism and concern over what he described as Nigeria’s worsening condition rather than personal ambition. Ma’aji said economic hardship, poor governance and declining welfare among Nigerians and military personnel shaped his concerns about the country’s direction, he said according to Premium Times on Monday. “What has happened has a very long history, and it is driven by patriotism and I love the job and country. “As we are all sitting down here, we have our biases…

South Korea will expand its crypto Travel Rule to all transfers between registered virtual asset service providers (VASPs), removing the current 1 million won (about $700) threshold.The country’s Cabinet approved amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information on Tuesday.Under the changes, the Travel Rule will apply to all transfers between registered crypto service providers regardless of value. Receiving platforms will also be required to obtain sender and recipient information and may request missing information or reject transactions when required data is unavailable.Removing the threshold is intended to prevent users from circumventing…

Morning Show star Bel Powley, who is set to appear in HBO Max’s upcoming Harry Potter series, is speaking out in opposition of J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs. “I strongly disagree with J.K. Rowling’s views on gender,” Powley, 34, told The Telegraph in an interview published on Monday, August 10. “I think that the trans community deserves safety and dignity and respect and total acceptance.” The actress continued, “But I love Harry Potter. I grew up with the books. I am from that first generation of readers and, again, I love magic and spookiness.” Us has reached out to Rowling, 61,…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has debunked reports suggesting that he is lobbying to be appointed director-general (DG) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Mr Wike made the rebuttal in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a report by some sections of the media had listed the minister among top party members and government officials lobbying or being mentioned for the position of the APC presidential campaign DG. Reacting, the…