Brazil football federation (CBF) has said Carlo Ancelotti will remain the coach of the national team until 2030, passing a vote of confidence before the World Cup. The contract renewal will put the 66-year-old Italian at the helm of the team “until the 2030 World Cup,” the CBF said in a statement. Ancelotti took over...
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Trump Says China Committed To Buying 200 Boeing Jets
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that China had agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft, describing the deal as a commitment reached during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “It was sort of like a statement but I think it was a commitment,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News, according to excerpts...
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Kerr To Leave Chelsea Women Team At End Of Season
Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer in English football’s Women’s Super League, Samantha Kerr will leave the club when her contract expires at the end of the season. Kerr has scored 115 goals in 177 appearances for the Blues and her final game for the team will be at home to Manchester United on Saturday. The Australian...
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Chip Startup Cerebras Hits $80 Bn In Value In Stock Debut
Cerebras Systems shares opened at $350 on Thursday, nearly 89% above their initial public offering price, valuing the artificial intelligence chipmaker at about $100 billion in a blockbuster market debut. The company priced its IPO at $185 per share on Wednesday, selling 30 million Class A shares to raise $5.55 billion. The offering was initially...
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Wike Dismisses Makinde Presidential Bid, Alliance Claims
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Thursday dismissed the presidential ambition of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as “dead on arrival”, hours after the governor declared his intention to contest the 2027 election under the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Speaking in Abuja, Wike rejected claims of a political alliance between the Peoples Democratic...
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Makinde Declares 2027 Presidential Bid Under APM
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday declared his intention to contest Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), unveiling a new opposition alliance aimed at challenging the ruling establishment. Makinde announced his candidacy at a joint mega-rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APM held at...
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Court Delays ‘Justice Crack’ Bail Hearing After Lawyers Clash
The bail application filed by detained social media influencer Justice Chidiebere Mark, popularly known as Justice Crack, suffered a setback on Thursday after his lawyers clashed over legal representation at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik had fixed Thursday for hearing of Mark’s bail application after he was arraigned on May 4...
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Presidency Questions Obi’s Credibility Over Single-term Presidential Pledge
Nigeria’s presidency has criticised former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi over his renewed pledge to serve only one term if elected president, saying his political history makes the promise difficult to trust. Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the remarks on X in response to Obi’s...
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Peter Obi Pledges Single Presidential Term If Elected
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said he would serve only one term of four years if elected Nigeria’s president.Obi made the remark in a clip from an interview scheduled to air on News Central TV on Thursday.“I want to be a one-term president because of stability. I would not stay a day,...
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Ex-police IG Quits Yobe APC Governorship Race
Former Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba has withdrawn from the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria. Before his withdrawal, Baba was among six APC aspirants who opposed the emergence of Baba Wali as the party’s consensus candidate. The aspirants had insisted that the party conduct direct primaries...