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Fifa on Wednesday night confirmed that Gianni Infantino will remain as president after a meeting of its senior executives in Rabat.In a statement which also revealed that Infantino has sent written apologies to the Fifa council and the 211 member associations for failing to consult them over the World Cup sell-off, the world governing body said that he retains the full support of his leadership team.Infantino had spent the day in talks with Fifa’s general secretary, Mattias Grafström, and chief legal officer, Emilio García Silvero, during which he expressed his determination to stay on in the face of mounting criticism…

What do the CEOs of AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas have in common? Both have been enticed to back David Ellison’s $111 billion quest to merge Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Regal chief Eduardo Acuna was the latest to go public with his blessing on Wednesday. The endorsement from the leader of a major exhibitor is notable given that the lawsuit filed by 12 states against Paramount to halt the deal is being waged as an antitrust battle on the turf of the fragile theatrical marketplace. If the theater owners themselves aren’t worried about Paramount’s undue influence on the landscape,…

The strong financial performance recorded by many of the companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange in the first half of 2026 is attributable to several key economic reforms implemented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration since mid-2023. One of these significant reforms was the unification of the foreign exchange market. By establishing a single, market-determined exchange rate, the reform improved price discovery and enabled companies with substantial foreign currency exposure to more accurately reflect the value of their dollar-denominated revenues in their financial statements. This has been particularly beneficial for export-oriented and foreign exchange-earning businesses such as Aradel Holdings and…

Olawale Ajimotokan Nigeria’s Super Falcons put up a sensational attacking master-class at the Stade Moulay Hassan last night, overpowering Egypt 6–2 to set up a heavyweight WAFCON 2026 quarter-final encounter against Cameroon. Super Falcons finished as runner up to Malawi who lost 1-2 to Zambia in the group’s other feature. Apart Egypt, all three teams finished on six points but were separated by head to head to put Malawi on top of the standing.  Nigeria set the tone early in the contest, taking the lead in the 21st minute when Asisat Oshoala coolly converted a penalty following a Video Assistant Referee…

ToplineA Qatar-donated Boeing jet gifted to and used by President Donald Trump as a temporary Air Force One may no longer be headed to his presidential library, at least for now, according to multiple reports, with Eric Trump telling NBC News there are different plans for the aircraft.The jet was acquired by the U.S. government last year.Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsAn unnamed White House official told The New York Times that there is no final decision about whether the plane will go to the presidential library planned for construction in Miami, which is where the…

As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it’s causing real world problems in China. The government has vowed to crack down on misinformation, but as our China correspondent Stephen McDonell explains, identifying AI-generated content is becoming increasingly difficult.

A 31-foot predator that once hunted dinosaurs across what is now the eastern United States has been reconstructed in scientifically accurate, life-size form for the first time. Dr. David Schwimmer, a Columbus State University geology professor and internationally recognized authority on the giant North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus, contributed decades of research to the creation of the first scholarly accurate mounted skeleton replica of Deinosuchus schwimmeri. Often described as a “dinosaur-killer,” the enormous reptile was almost certainly the leading predator in its ecosystem. A School Bus-Sized Predator Returns Deinosuchus schwimmeri lived in the eastern United States between 83 million and…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after recording an emphatic 6-2 victory over Egypt. The ten-time African champions produced a dominant attacking display, scoring six goals to secure their progression to the knockout stage. Asisat Oshoala opened the scoring from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, before Gift Monday doubled Nigeria’s advantage in the 55th minute. Egypt pulled one back through N. Ghazy from a penalty, but Nigeria restored their two-goal cushion through Uchenna Kanu in the 81st minute. Chidinma Ucheibe then converted another penalty in the…

The star attraction of Hull’s revamped and revitalised Maritime Museum is a colossal 40ft-long skeleton of an North Atlantic right whale, beached more than a century ago. The remains of this leviathan dominate an exhibition space scarcely large enough to contain its stupendous bulk. Children can crawl into its ribcage, like junior Jonahs, popping up in a clear plastic dome as digital images of swimming whales slowly unspool across the ceiling.Docile, leisurely and extremely blubbery – which meant that harpooned carcasses conveniently floated, as well as yielding copious quantities of valuable oil – the North Atlantic right whale was hunted…

Chiemelie Ezeobi The military has identified several senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders operating around the Lake Chad Basin following the exploitation of intelligence materials recovered during recent offensive operations by troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in northern Borno State. The breakthrough followed sustained operations against ISWAP/ISIS terrorists in the Lake Chad region, during which troops recovered technical devices and other high-value intelligence materials, including a camcorder allegedly used by the terrorists to record propaganda videos and document their operations. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force…