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🚨🇳🇬 OFFICIAL: Ededem Essien Joins Newroz SC! Nigerian midfielder Ededem Essien has completed a move to Iraqi giants Newroz SC from Erbil SC, signing a two-year contract. After spells in Libya and Russia, the talented midfielder begins a new chapter in Iraq

“I once walked into the toilet on a plane and found a player crying 😭 I asked what was wrong and he said he was watching a movie for the 4th time. I told Carlos Tevez in secret… but when we landed, Tevez shouted to the coach: ‘How are we supposed to win titles when we’ve got players crying over films?’ 😂” — Patrice Evra

BREAKING 🚨: A suspected bandit disguised as a scavenger was apprehended around the Ojoo area after he was found in possession of a firearm.

🚨🎥| Behind The Scenes of Manchester United’s first day back at Carrington for the beginning of pre-season training.

Dear @Apple, Over 30 million Nigerians use an iPhone, yet we still don’t have the ₦ Naira symbol on the iPhone keyboard. Please include the Naira sign in the next iOS update. It’s a small feature, but one that would make a meaningful difference for millions of people every day. 🇳🇬 #iOS #Apple

The bites of the red-backed black widow are extremely painful and debilitating. Once the snake is bitten, it will be distracted by the pain and incapacitated by the venom. If it is a large snake, the spider may bite it repeatedly until it dies. Although the venom of the red-backed black widow cannot kill an adult human, it will kill a small snake quite quickly. You see how the spider bites near the snake's head? It's effective because the venom of the red-backed black widow is neurotoxic and reaches the snake's brain very quickly. All species of black widow share the characteristic of a disproportionately large female, approximately 20 times larger than the male. As with most spiders, the male, if he is not attentive during mating, is devoured by the female. In the case of the red-backed black widow, before mating is complete, the male positions himself so that the female can devour him. This is the only known spider species where the male engages in sexual cannibalism. In all other species, the male tries to escape the female's voracious appetite. Male are always the price

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Duncan Watmore (32) has retired from football. 👋 He previously played for Sunderland in the Premier League and was also their supporters' Young Player of the Year in 2015-16. Watmore is now working for PEAK4, a company that brings the principles of elite sport into business, leadership and workforce well-being, reports @rotherhamtiser.

Our security forces identified the kidnappers, tracked their individual families and arrested them. This helped to pile pressure on the bastard kidnappers. Meanwhile, soldiers camped in the bush, surrounding all escape routes. Kudos to the CDS, NSA, the Army, Navy, Airforce, Police, DSS 👏🏽👏🏽💙👏🏽👏🏽.

🇨🇻 After making history with Cape Verde at the World Cup, Vozinha returned home to enjoy a well-earned break. At 40-years old, he became one of the tournament's biggest stories. But while the football world talks about his future - and a potential move to Inter Miami - Vozinha is spending his time on a jet ski, surrounded by his people and the place he calls home. 👏 Enjoy it, Vozinha.

A woman in China has spent almost 7 years biting her husband's toes daily to help reverse severe brain damage after he broke his skull while saving a toddler's life. He finally spoke his first words last week just to tell his wife, "Song Mei, I love you".

Jeffrey Wright is condemning Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla for calling football star Kylian Mbappé "a brute who had not learned to write" following Paraguay's #WorldCup loss to France: "Look at this bullshit. What is she talking about?!" Wright said at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. "Here's this guy who's one of the greatest football players in the world. It's obvious to anyone who's not a fucking idiot just by watching him how significant he is as a player and how much he's contributed to a game the world loves. And he's a human being as well. And yet you have to hear this nonsense from these lazy-minded, self-aggrandizing people who are trying to derive some sense of self, some degree of power, by disparaging him. They think they can somehow diminish how powerful he is on the field with their stupidity. It's just remarkable." Wright concluded: "But the thing is, France won 2-0 yesterday, and this is the key. If who you are is powerful, there's nothing they can do to stop you." variety.com/2026/film/glob…

A nome mio e del Governo italiano, esprimo profondo cordoglio per le vittime del tragico incendio che ha colpito l’Andalusia. La nostra vicinanza va alle famiglie delle persone scomparse e a tutti coloro che sono stati coinvolti in questa drammatica emergenza. L’Italia è accanto alla Spagna e al popolo andaluso in questo momento di grande dolore.

2004-2013: Dejan Stanković played for Inter 2026: Aleksandar Stanković signs for Inter Like father, like son! Aleksandar was there when Inter won the UEFA Champions League in 2010. 🇷🇸💙🖤

In 2005, David Beckham opened his football academy in Greenwich, London. Among the young footballers there that day was an 11 year old boy named Harry Kane. Standing beside him was Katie Goodland, a girl he had known since their school days in East London. They posed for a photograph with Beckham. At the time, it was simply a picture of two children meeting one of England's biggest football stars. Harry and Katie could never have known what the next two decades would bring. The childhood friends grew closer, began dating as teenagers, and built a life together. Harry kept chasing football. He rose through Tottenham's academy, endured loan spells, fought for his place, and eventually became one of the greatest goalscorers England has ever produced. In 2018, he captained England at the World Cup and won the Golden Boot. In 2023, he broke Wayne Rooney's record to become England men's all time leading goalscorer. And the girl standing beside him in that old photograph stayed beside him through the journey. Harry proposed to Katie in 2017. They married in June 2019 and went on to build a family together, becoming parents to four children. Years after that photograph was taken, Harry even joked that Beckham was probably Katie's childhood crush. But life had written a different story. The boy who once stood beside his football hero became England captain. And the girl standing next to him became his wife. Sometimes, an ordinary photograph is only ordinary because we haven't seen the future yet

🚨OFFICIAL - Daniel Ogunmodede bids farewell to Remo Stars after 11 years. As EXCLUSIVELY revealed a month ago on #NPFLTransferswithAGT, there was NO chance of a return to the club. Gaffer has now joined Kano Pillars, as Technical Adviser. End of an era👋

PETER OBI MUST APOLOGISE TO AIRPORT STAFF AND PAY THE FINE FOR WRONG PARKING As the Minister of Aviation, I felt a moral duty to investigate and authenticate the claim made by opposition candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, a few days ago that the tyres of his car were ‘unjustly’ clamped at the airport, suggesting a ‘persecution agenda’ against him by the Federal Government. Politics aside, every Nigerian is entitled to fair treatment under the law. I therefore instituted an internal inquiry over the issue. Luckily enough, the entire Abuja airport is covered by CCTV cameras, real-time, 24/7. But apparently, this fact was unknown to Mr. Peter Obi. Otherwise, perhaps he would have been more circumspect before rushing to the media to cry ‘persecution’. From the recordings, these are the facts: 1. On Saturday, July 4th, 2026, Mr. Obi arrived at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at exactly 20:28 pm, driven by a Policeman. He alighted with two other occupants and went into the terminal building. 2. The Police driver then parked the vehicle, almost blocking the entrance and came out himself and went into the terminal building too. The airport rule is that, apart from the fact that it is a drop-off zone, a driver must remain behind the wheels of the vehicle for it to be tolerated for some time within that zone. Still the vehicle tyres were not clamped. 3. The Policeman came back to the vehicle at about 20:32pm and collected something from the vehicle and went back into the building again, leaving the vehicle unattended to. 4. At this point, the dutiful airport security staff came over and clamped the tyres of the car. In doing this, contrary to the claims by Peter Obi, nobody was inside the car and so nobody knew whether it was his car (not that it should matter, anyway). 5. When the Policeman returned again and discovered the tyres were clamped, he was directed to an office and upon getting there, he called Mr. Peter Obi on his phone and gave the phone to the manager. Mr. Peter Obi then introduced himself and spoke with the manager, peddled his ‘influence’ and requested for the release of the vehicle. His vehicle was then released without him paying the necessary fine. 6. It is important to note that the time the vehicle was parked unattended to in that prohibited zone was about 30 minutes, which constitutes a security risk at an airport by global best practices. What has emerged from this is a clear case of an opposition candidate trying to whip up unnecessary sentiments for a wrong he committed with his driver. The excuse which Mr. Peter Obi gave that there were other offenders too on that day (which is completely false) cannot be an excuse for an individual aspiring to be President of Nigeria. He must live above board. This is a matter that was not even mentioned at all by the airport authorities and had been put to rest. But ever determined to milk any situation to score cheap political points, Mr. Peter Obi decided to go on air to render a false narrative. Therefore, he must also face the consequences of his actions. (I have attached the CCTV footages to this statement for the public to clearly see what transpired.) In the circumstances, consistent with the principle of equality before the law, as Minister of Aviation, I make the following demands on Mr. Peter Obi: 1. That he tenders an unreserved, public apology to those hardworking, ordinary Nigerian workers at the airport, just doing their jobs dutifully and whom he sought to blackmail as his ‘persecutors’. 2. That Mr. Peter Obi voluntarily goes back to the airport and pay the appropriate fine of N25,000 for wrongful parking at the airport for which he used ‘influence peddling’ to bully his way out on that day. He cannot be bigger than the law. If these demands are not met within one week, I will be giving the necessary directives to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to take the next steps against him.

England legend Sir David Beckham joins us at training this afternoon in Miami 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Good to see you, Sir David! 👋

Belgium’s #FIFAWorldCup run comes to an end in the quarter-finals 🇧🇪 Head up, Senne. We're all with you 🙏

My wife studied Biochemistry, and when we first met, I was a bit worried about telling her that I was a teacher because two ladies had previously rejected me for that reason. To my surprise, she was happy and fully supportive. Because of her interest in education, she later obtained her PGDE and became a teacher as well. One day, we sat down and discussed our future. Since we were both teachers, we wondered if we could start our own school. Honestly, we had no idea where to begin, but we decided to take a leap of faith. We started with our three children in a three-bedroom apartment. Before the end of that first session, our school had grown to 50 pupils, and soon after, we moved to our permanent site. Today, by God's grace, our school continues to grow, and this Saturday we will be celebrating our 4th Prize-Giving Day. What started as a simple dream between two teachers has become a testimony of faith, hard work, and God's favor.

Micheal Ward, the BAFTA-winning British star of “Top Boy” and “Eddington,” has been found not guilty of rape and sexual assault in a London court: • The 28-year-old was accused of raping a woman in the back of a car after meeting her outside a New Year’s party in London in January 2023 • Ward had denied two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault • The jury unanimously found him not guilty of all charges variety.com/2026/tv/news/t…