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Sam BordenJul 6, 2026, 06:57 AM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com.Multiple AuthorsSEATTLE — At the risk of attempting the impossible and injecting nuance into something being discussed on the internet, let’s start here: Two things can be true at the same time, and so it is reasonable — perhaps even natural — for United States men’s national team fans to feel that what happened to striker Folarin Balogun and the lifting of his one-game ban is both amazing (for the Americans) and awful (for the sport).These do not have to be binary states. You can think that…

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has broken his silence over the claim that he conferred a chieftaincy title on actor Olanrewaju “Baba Ijesha” James. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Baba Ijesha announced that the Ooni bestowed on him the title “Awada Konge Oduwa” during a visit to the palace alongside his wife, fashion entrepreneur Abiodun Tokunbo, CEO of Luminee Couture. The announcement triggered widespread backlash online, with many netizens accusing the Ooni of embracing a man convicted of sexually assaulting a child, despite the actor having already served his prison sentence. They questioned why Mr Ogunwusi would publicly celebrate…

If you have spent any time in Greece, chances are you’ll have tried prawn saganaki. It’s a much-loved dish, especially across the islands in summer. Featuring juicy king prawns that are pan-roasted with tomato and a little chilli, then finished with feta, it’s something of an anomaly where the marriage of seafood and cheese are undisputed. I adore these as part of a meze, with fresh bread to mop up the sweet, spicy and feta-laced juices. However, here I’ve taken the key flavours of prawn saganaki and turned them into something a little more robust: a panzanella-style salad.Prawn and feta…

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has issued an advisory to all NCTE-recognised institutions offering the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for the 2026-27 academic session.In the advisory, the council has made it clear that admissions to the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) must be conducted only through the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) 2026, which is organised by the National Testing Agency (NTA).The advisory follows the declaration of the NCET 2026 result, which was announced on June 4, 2026.According to the council:Admissions to ITEP for the 2026-27 academic session must be made only through NCET 2026.Only candidates…

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a masquerade identified as Asoleke following the alleged killing of a 24-year-old man, Sefiu Kehinde, during a masquerade procession in the Labiran area of Ibadan. The Command said it had launched a full-scale investigation into the incident while efforts were underway to apprehend four other suspects believed to have taken part in the attack. According to the police, the incident was reported at the Mapo Divisional Police Headquarters on Sunday after a woman, Mrs Aderemi, informed officers that her younger brother had allegedly been attacked by the masquerade and some…

Saudi Arabia cut the price of its main crude grade for customers in Asia in August by the most in at least 26 years, as a surge of global supply heightens competition for buyers.

When I first started testing Vizio’s 65-inch Mini LED Quantum TV, I thought the big story was that Vizio was back and that it had a quantum-dot TV for under $398 — the cheapest on the market. Vizio’s been pretty quiet since it was acquired by Walmart in 2024, so putting out a TV with quantum dots, which allow for higher brightness levels and more accurate color, at a budget price seemed like a strong comeback.But that’s not the big story. While those two points are intriguing, the big news about the Mini LED Quantum TV is that Vizio accidentally…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State thought he had won because his candidates swept the APC National Assembly primaries in May, defeating the loyalists of Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The results were announced, and the race looked settled. Then Abuja intervened. The APC’s National Working Committee overturned the primary results entirely, replacing seven of Alia’s winning candidates with Akume’s preferred incumbents and submitting the revised list to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). To understand why the echoes of this turnaround have been getting louder and louder, it is important to capture…

The Oyo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged killing of a 24-year-old man who was reportedly attacked during a traditional masquerade procession in the Labiran area in Ibadan. According to the command, the victim, identified as Sefiu Kehinde, allegedly died after he was attacked with axes and cutlasses by a masquerader known as Asoleke and some of its followers during a procession on Sunday. According to the police, the incident was reported at the Mapo Divisional Police Headquarters by a relative of the deceased after she received a distress call informing her that the victim had…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has praised Nigerian teenage tennis sensation Oluwaseun Ogunsakin after his historic Wimbledon debut ended in a narrow first-round defeat. In a Facebook post on Monday, Mr Fayemi, who watched the match alongside his wife, Bisi, described the 17-year-old as an exceptional talent with a bright future, recalling how his administration supported the youngster’s development years ago. “I have followed Seun’s meteoric rise since my time as Governor, when we sponsored him to the ITF Tennis Academy in Tunisia,” Mr Fayemi wrote. “Since then, he has competed in several major tournaments in and out of…