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FIFA has announced that the winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive championship rings for the first time in the tournament’s history, in addition to the iconic trophy and gold medals. The world football governing body disclosed this in a statement on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s final between Spain and Argentina at the New York New Jersey Stadium. According to FIFA, the initiative introduces one of the most recognisable traditions in American sports to global football. “In a momentous first for a FIFA competition, the tournament winners will also receive bespoke championship rings, bringing one of the most recognisable…

Ninja has added everything from ice cream makers to double-decker toaster ovens to its extensive lineup of counter-clogging appliances, but it’s only now introducing its first microwave. What makes the new Ninja Crispi Microwave stand out among its many competitors is that it doubles as an air fryer. After heating your food using microwaves, you have the option to switch over to using superheated air so the results are crispy instead of soggy, while also potentially replacing two kitchen appliances with just one multitasker. It’s available starting today through SharkNinja’s online store for $449.It comes with a bunch of standard…

Injective said Thursday it has filed a transfer agent registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to bring one of the core record-keeping functions of securities markets onto blockchain infrastructure.Transfer agents are a core part of US market infrastructure, maintaining shareholder records and tracking changes in securities ownership. Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on decentralized finance and tokenized real-world assets, said bringing that function onchain would create a regulated pathway for issuing and managing tokenized assets.Source: InjectiveIf approved, the registration would move Injective beyond blockchain infrastructure for tokenized assets and into the regulated systems that determine who legally…

Of all the titles Los Angeles Dodgers player Mookie Betts holds, there’s something special about being a girl dad. “It’s honestly a blessing in the sense that I was the only child, and so that love and softness, I never really developed it,” Mookie, 33, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while teaming up with Corona for the launch of the new Beach Connect Series jersey collection. “I didn’t have a sister or anything. When I had [my daughter] Kynlee [in 2018], I didn’t really realize what that type of love was. I’m very appreciative that she kind of made me…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned former Skye Bank chairman Tunde Ayeni on the amended N15.6 billion fraud charges before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja. The commission re-arraigned him on Thursday before trial judge, Jude Onwuegbuzie, following the latest amendment of the charges. Thursday’s re-arraignment makes it the third time Mr Ayeni has entered plea to the charges. The EFCC first arraigned him on 4 May, after which the court remanded him in prison pending the determination of his bail application. It then re-arraigned on 22 June and again on Thursday. According to…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday revived the controversy surrounding a viral video showing Senator Adams Oshiomhole massaging the feet of South African lifestyle influencer and adult content creator Leshaan Dagama during Senate plenary. Mr Akpabio jokingly referenced the video while responding to Mr Oshiomhole’s opposition to the confirmation of former Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Vice-Chancellor Abayomi Fasina as a non-career ambassador. During the exchange, the Senate President said lawmakers initially ignored the video because they believed it had been generated using artificial intelligence (AI), but suggested the chamber could still examine it if presented with evidence. The remarks revived…

Cross River has launched a weeklong awareness campaign aimed at combating preeclampsia and reducing maternal and neonatal deaths across communities in the state. The campaign, organised by the Cross River State chapter of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) is themed, “Preeclampsia: The Unforeseen Enemy at the Door.” Speaking on Thursday at the launch of the programme, the Chairman of the Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti-Quackery, Dr Dan Abubakar, charged health practitioners not to compromise professional standards despite the prevailing economic challenges. He explained that preeclampsia, a pregnancy-related condition characterised by high…

Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president’s teleprompter operator.ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez — Trump’s teleprompter operator since 2016 — used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users to bet on just about everything. One category that Kalshi offers is “mentions” markets, in which users try to predict what an individual will say during high-profile events.Perez is accused of betting on what Trump would say during more than a dozen events, including his February…

Morgan Stanley’s E*TRADE platform has launched spot cryptocurrency trading, allowing eligible clients to buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ether and Solana through a partnership with crypto infrastructure provider Zero Hash.Clients can view their crypto holdings alongside stocks and other traditional investments on the E*TRADE platform, while transfer functionality for moving digital assets on and off the platform is expected later this year.The self-directed channel served 8.6 million households and held about $1.56 trillion in client assets as of March 31, according to Morgan Stanley’s latest financial supplement.According to Thursday’s announcement, trades carry a 50-basis-point fee, while custody and transaction services…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has pledged that the National Assembly will repeal outdated laws that hinder investment and introduce reforms to make Nigeria’s business environment more competitive. Mr Tajudeen gave the assurance on Thursday at the Legislative Business Breakfast, held at the National Assembly as part of the 2026 National Assembly Open Week. He stated that the House will focus on providing regulatory certainty, reducing the cost of doing business, expanding access to finance, and strengthening oversight of agencies tasked with implementing economic reforms. “We will repeal the obsolete laws that frustrate enterprise and legislate…