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A jersey worn by soccer giant Pele in the first World Cup final ever won by Brazil sold for $4.9 million at a US auction on Thursday. The Brazilian attacker nicknamed “The King” was 17 when he scored two goals in his country’s 5-2 victory over host country Sweden in 1958. The blue shirt became the second most expensive jersey sold at auction after an anonymous buyer beat out four other bidders at Sotheby’s in New York. The record of $9.3 million is for a jersey worn by Argentinian star Maradona during a legendary quarter-final clash with England in the…

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…

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By Henry Umoru, ABUJA The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 elections, Peter Obi, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to focus its attention on major corruption cases and other strategic priorities rather than pursuing social media activists. Obi made the call through the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), which criticised what it described as the “needless harassment” of two social media commentators, Randy Peter and Mama Pee. In a statement signed on Thursday by POMR spokesperson, Idris Zekeri, the group said the EFCC remained a critical institution in Nigeria’s fight…

…Strong performance does not eliminate investment risk – CIS boss …Strong market performance should not lead to policy complacency – Uwaleke …Investors have made more money from the market than any other – Kurfi …Market will continue to rally upwards but… – Amolegbe …Uncertainties over 2027 election remain a possible headwind – Adonri By Peter Egwuatu, Asst. Business Editor Nigeria’s stock market is sustaining its bull steroid in the second half of 2026 competing amongst the best performing markets globally. This came after the Nigerian market was rated by Bloomberg as number one globally in terms of capital gains. The…

Could It Be cyclosporiasis or is it just IBS? That’s the question every social feed and group chat is agonizing over at the moment.Joye Pate was forced to ask the question earlier than most, when she woke up on a Monday in late June with stomach cramps. The 28-year-old had recently taken a trip to New York, and her first assumption was that she had eaten something that disagreed with her stomach. She went to the bathroom and noticed that her stools were loose.“An hour after that, I found myself back in the bathroom,” Pate tells WIRED. “And essentially, it…

ABUJA — Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday lightened proceedings in the Senate by teasing Senator Adams Oshiomhole over a viral video that purportedly showed him aboard a private jet with a woman, saying lawmakers initially dismissed the footage as a possible artificial intelligence (AI)-generated fabrication. Akpabio made the remark during plenary while discussing petitions before the Senate, drawing laughter from fellow lawmakers. “I don’t want to go outside of what we are doing… I would have asked a question when there was a picture showing one of our senators in a plane, massaging the leg of a girl,” he…

Researchers at the City College of New York are charting a fast-growing area of quantum science centered on materials only a few atoms thick. In these systems, light, electric charge, and magnetism are closely connected rather than behaving independently. The work comes from physicist Vinod M. Menon’s Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics (LaNMP). Researchers believe these unusual interactions could eventually support advanced optoelectronic devices and quantum technologies that manipulate light, charge, and electron spin together. When Light and Magnetism Interact In a review published in Nature Materials, titled “Excitons in van der Waals magnetic materials,” the researchers examine recent…

Inter Milan are working on deals for Djed Spence and Cristian Romero, Liverpool lead the race for Kaishu Sano, Arsenal are interested in Ezri Konsa.Inter Milan are working on deals for Tottenham’s England defender Djed Spence, 25, and Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero, 28. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), externalLiverpool are leading the race to sign Japan midfielder Kaishu Sano from Mainz and are prepared to offer up to 60m euros (£50.9m) for the 25-year-old, who has also attracted interest from Arsenal, Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund. (Teamtalk), externalArsenal have expressed an interested in Aston Villa and England defender Ezri Konsa,…

ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro confirmed the Disney division will bid on World Cup rights for the 2030 tournament. “We had the World Cup for two decades and it was a big part of ESPN’s identity and DNA,” the exec said during a CNBC-hosted conference Thursday at Fanatics Fest in New York. “Of course we’re interested” in re-acquiring the rights, he continued, adding that ESPN is “hyper-competitive” with rivals in rights negotiations. “This has been a juggernaut,” Pitaro said. “We’re not at all surprised by it. If you look at the time zones, the fact that these games are, you know,…