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Nigerian striker, Gift Orban joins Hoffenheim from Lyon

Nigerian striker, Gift Orban joins Hoffenheim from Lyon

Bundesliga club, TSG Hoffenheim have completed the signing of Nigerian forward Gift Orban from Olympic Lyon.   Hoffenheim paid €9 million plus €3 million add-ons for the forward to seal the transfer.   The 22-year-old had fallen out of favour at Lyon after joining them a year ago from Belgian club Gent. Orban scored five times in 21 appearances for …

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Arsenal agree first transfer deal of January window as young defender joins Wigan

Arsenal agree first transfer deal of January window as young defender joins Wigan

Arsenal have completed the transfer of 20-year-old defender Josh Robinson to League One side Wigan Athletic. The young talent has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.   Robinson, who came through Arsenal’s Hale End academy, has been a part of the first-team setup this season, making the bench for four of the Gunners’ six Champions League league phase matches. …

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Nigeria?s 2013 AFCON winner Brown Ideye joins Enyimba

Nigeria?s 2013 AFCON winner Brown Ideye joins Enyimba

Super Eagles AFCON 2013 winner Brown Ideye has finalized a deal to join Nigerian Premier Football League giants, Enyimba, until the end of the current season for an undisclosed fee.    Enyimba’s Sporting Director and former Super Eagles forward Ifeanyi Ekwueme confirmed the deal, stating, “We have been discussing with him for several weeks and he agreed to play for …

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Telegram U-turns and joins global child safety scheme

Telegram U-turns and joins global child safety scheme

After years of ignoring pleas to sign up to child protection schemes, the controversial messaging app Telegram has agreed to work with an internationally recognised body to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is used by major online services to help them detect and remove CSAM, and prevent its spread. Telegram had …

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Nollywood actress, Princess Chineke joins U.S. Army

Nollywood actress, Princess Chineke joins U.S. Army

Nollywood actress, Princess Chineke, has joined the U.S Army.     The former beauty queen disclosed this in a Facebook post on Sunday, December 1, 2024.      “I’m an American Soldier, I am Member of a team, We are the Army and Proud of Our name, We are the Army and Proudly Proclaim. I answered the call of Service …

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Sarah Taylor joins England Lions tour as wicketkeeping coach

Sarah Taylor training with Manchester Originals

Led by former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, on his first tour as Lions head coach, the backroom team also includes ex-England spinner Graeme Swann, and former South Africa internationals Dale Steyn and Neil McKenzie. The squad departed on Wednesday for a training camp that will partly focus on white-ball skills, and conclude with a four-day match against South Africa A. …

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Actress Jamie Lee Curtis announces she’s leaving X as Elon Musk joins Donald Trump’s cabinet

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis announces she

American actress and film producer, Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest celebrity to leave the social media platform X in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. The 65-year-old Freaky Friday actress made the announcement on Wednesday on another social media site: Instagram. With some accounts and publications already left X, which was formerly known as Twitter after Elon Musk took control of it, Curtis has also completely …

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Jos Buttler joins Ben Stokes in extending England central contract

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler has extended his central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board by a year. White-ball captain Buttler, 34, is already one year into his existing two-year deal. He joins Test skipper Ben Stokes in signing until the autumn of 2026 after the all-rounder agreed a new deal at the beginning of October. “The strength and depth of …

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