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Incoming Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has given the green light for the club to sign two players. The LaLiga giants have now agreed to sign Ibrahima Konate, who left Liverpool as a free agent. Madrid will also activate Denzel Dumfries €20million release clause at Inter Milan. But it is understood that Mourinho is eyeing another defensive player, as he prepares to take over the team this summer. Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, wrote on X: “José Mourinho has approved both Konaté and Dumfries deals for Real Madrid. “The Special One appreciates both and Real Madrid could try one more…
Award-winning British actor, Idris Elba, has been knighted by King Charles III in recognition of his services to young people and his longstanding commitment to charitable causes. According to People magazine, Elba received the honour during an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, where the King formally conferred the United Kingdom’s highest honours on the acclaimed actor. Photos shared by the Royal Family on Instagram captured the moment King Charles tapped a sword on Elba’s shoulders as he knelt to receive the knighthood. The Royal Family congratulated the honourees in a post, writing: “Congratulations to everyone who received…
The Anambra State Government has vowed to track down and prosecute the gunmen responsible for the killing of two police officers and two civilians during an attack on the convoy of the Chief of Staff to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Chief Ben Nwankwo. The attack occurred on Sunday night along the Amansea–Ndiora–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road when the assailants ambushed the convoy as it was returning from an official assignment. Sources said Nwankwo had attended a function on behalf of Governor Soludo and was travelling back to Awka when the convoy came under heavy gunfire. While the Chief of Staff escaped unhurt, two police…
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended the Speaker of Auyo Legislative Council, Haruna Maigari, over alleged anti-party activities that officials say threaten All Progressives Congress unity at the grassroots. The decision was taken during plenary on Tuesday at the Assembly complex in Dutse, the state capital, as the party continues to deal with the fallout from recent primaries. The PUNCH correspondent gathered that the action comes amid a wave of suspensions across Jigawa APC following the recently conducted primary election. Several special advisers and special assistants have already been suspended statewide over alleged anti-party activities from state level…
Iran’s World Cup squad will arrive early on Sunday in Mexico where they will be based for the duration of the global football tournament, a team statement said Wednesday. “The Iran national football team will depart Antalya for Tijuana at 15:20 (1220 GMT) on Saturday, June 6, and is scheduled to arrive in Mexico at 1:30 am (0730 GMT) on Sunday, June 7,” it said. The Iran players, who have been at a training camp in the southern Turkish resort of Antalya since May 18, are still waiting for their US visas. The 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly…
The Kogi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Lokoja to condemn the increasing cases of schoolchildren abductions and attacks on educational institutions across the country. The protest, organised in line with a directive from the national leadership of the union, was aimed at drawing attention to growing insecurity in schools, including the recent abduction of teachers and pupils in Oyo state and the kidnapping of 48 schoolchildren in Borno State. Addressing members during the protest, the state chairman of the union, Comrade Abayomi Ayoola, expressed concern over the recurring attacks on…
In the face of widespread backlash to the AI data center buildout throughout the US, Google is touting its efforts to minimize the environmental impact by actually increasing water for local communities.The company laid out five commitments around water use in a new blog post published Wednesday, including a goal to replenish more water than it uses at its data centers by 2030. Google also said it will invest in local water infrastructure, identify alternative water sources to power its facilities, and be transparent about its water use overall.“We’re just one of dozens of players in the space,” Google’s global…
Bitcoin prices have dropped 7% on the day, breaking key support to a nine-week low after the US and Iran launched fresh strikes as talks over a possible ceasefire have stalled. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $65,385 on Coinbase in early trading on Wednesday, its lowest level since late March, according to TradingView.The slump follows the largest daily fall since Feb. 5 as BTC shed more than $4,500 on Tuesday. According to CoinGlass data, around 277,000 traders have been liquidated over the past 24 hours, with total liquidations of around $1.83 billion. More than 90% of them were long positions, primarily in Bitcoin…
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) welfare flight has airlifted a total of 332 military personnel in and out of the North-east theatre as part of routine troop rotation and welfare support. This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Wednesday. The report said the first welfare flight for June conveyed 174 personnel into the Operation Hadin Kai theatre, while 158 personnel were airlifted out. It added that the movement, conducted using a chartered ValueJet aircraft, was completed without incident. According to the military, the welfare flight remains a critical…
