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The omission of goalkeeper Mitch Langerak from Australia’s 26-man World Cup squad has been met with surprise and derision from former players. The Sydney Morning Herald first revealed that Langerak has missed selection in Graham Arnold‘s squad, officially unveiled on Tuesday afternoon. Langerak was recently named as the player of …

Commercial bus drivers under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) have called off their industrial action following their meeting with the Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages Management, Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo). The aggrieved bus drivers declared a strike to boycott Lagos road …

UPDATE: Pakistan have defeated Bangladesh by five wickets to progress to the semi finals. The win denies South Africa a spot in the top-two of Group 2. Shaheen Afridi produced an inspired spell of fast bowling to restrict Bangladesh to 8-127, before star opening batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan …

CNN  —  Hundreds of Iranian journalists are calling for the release of colleagues Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who were arrested and sent to Tehran’s Evin prison for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, according to independent Iranian newspaper Etemad. “Media freedom is not only the right of journalists but …

The United Nations, Nato, European Union and US have all urged Russia to reverse its decision to pull out of a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea, amid fears of a global food crisis. Moscow announced it was suspending the UN-brokered arrangement in response to a …

The Nigeria Police has queried those accusing the force of playing down the bomb threat and advisory issued by the US Embassy. This comes after police spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a series of tweets on Saturday, dismissed reports that bombs have been planted in strategic places in the Federal …

Paul  Pogba’s brother, Mathias reportedly sent him a voicemail in the summer claiming to have almost been killed amid an alleged extortion attempt on the France international.   In a new report published by Le Monde, Mathias Pogba is said to have made claims to his brother that his life was endangered …

A man escaped death after he cut his trip with friends short to respond to an urgent call from his mother.   The man was going clubbing with four friends when he received a call from his mother, asking him to see her urgently.   The man’s initial plan was …

Former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini, has stated that the 2023 elections in Nigeria will be very hard for politicians who hope to engage in rigging.   According to Igini,  the new Electoral Act has enabled INEC to adopt …

Kimberly Wadsworth was 32 when she took her own life in 2018. The passionate Leeds fan who worked in marketing was a gambling addict. Having begun on the fixed-odds betting terminals found in any high-street bookmaker she had graduated to online casinos. There she was plied with “free” bets and …