Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested 11 footballers from the same team over allegations of match-fixing in a domestic league, the city’s anti-graft agency said Tuesday. “This operation is the largest in recent years carried out by the ICAC against match-fixing,” she added. ICAC said the match-fixing group was suspected of paying each player up to about HK$10,000 ($1,200) for each game, depending on their impact. Local media, however, cited sources as saying they were from Happy Valley, one of Hong Kong’s oldest football clubs. The anti-graft body said they belong to a First Division team that had played 26 matches and won eight in the 2022-23 season.

What's New Cash App Founder Bob Lee Allegedly Having Affair with Alleged Killer’s Married Sister By Oke Odunmorayo New reports have emerged that Cash App founder Bob Lee was having an affair with the sister of his alleged killer, Nima Momeni. Nima Momeni is currently in jail on murder charges in the fatal stabbing of Lee last month. The new reports of an affair between Lee and Khazar Momeni add a new layer of complexity to the case. Cash App is a popular mobile payment app that has been used by millions of people around the world. The trial for Nima Momeni is scheduled to begin in September.

Download logoThe UAE has dispatched two aircraft with 34 tonnes of food supplies to assist the Sudanese people. The first plane landed at Port Sudan Airport with 18 tonnes of food supplies, while the second plane arrived in Chad carrying 16 tonnes to provide urgent assistance to Sudanese refugees affected by the current situation in the Republic of Sudan. This assistance comes as part of the UAE's continued efforts to support the Sudanese people and reflects its keenness to meet their needs based on its deep-rooted relations with Sudan, and commitment to supporting countries during crises and emergencies. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation.

Download logoPresident Isaias Afwerki and his host, President Xi Jinping, held extensive talks yesterday evening in Beijing on enhancement of strategic bilateral ties and regional matters. President Isaias expressed his profound gratitude to President Xi Jinping for the kind invitation extended to him and his delegation. The President stated that those momentous times had left extraordinary experience on him and his comrades. President Isaias elaborated on Eritrea’s broad multi-sectoral development programs for the short, medium and long terms. President Isaias also met and held talks with Prime Minister Li Qiang.

Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala on Monday warned incoming State Governors against acquisition of debt. According to Debt Management Office (DMO) in its Q4 report of 2022 fiscal year, Nigeria’s total domestic debt stock was N27.55 trillion, while external debt stock was N18.70 trillion (US$41.69 billion). She said: “We have challenges on the fiscal, debt, and monetary policy fronts. “While the debt-to-GDP ratio may not look so alarming, as revenues decline, the burden of debt servicing has increased dramatically. The debt service to revenue ratio is certainly alarming, at 83.2% in 2021 and 96.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.

ShareBY MARTINS OLOJAWho will set some Nigerian leaders free from their liking for U.K. Medical Doctors? Who will be paying for the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical treatments in U.K after May 29, 2023? Who will deliver us from our reckless dealers who call themselves leaders who always meet even their waterloo in U.K? When shall we be set free from the United Kingdom, after all? These are the low-hanging fruits they can easily invest in to prevent the reproach of a great nation whose great leaders always fly over ill-equipped hospitals to get treated in great hospitals abroad.

The Nigerian musician Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer, Lagos state police said on Monday. An order was made for the arrest of Kuti, a Grammy-nominated saxophonist and singer, on Saturday after a viral video showed him on a road, shouting and apparently pushing and smacking a police officer, police said. He turned himself in early on Monday to the headquarters of the Lagos state police command, accompanied by a lawyer and a family representative, a police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Twitter. A charismatic figure and activist who was bitterly critical of Nigeria’s military regimes and corrupt elite, Fela Kuti died in 1997 but retains a fervent following. In 2019, Kuti and the group were nominated for a Grammy, the top US music awards, for their album Black Times in the global music category.

Uche Okafor was involved in a frightening accident, at Agu-Awka junction in Awka, Anambra State capital on Saturday night. The accident which left his car damaged beyond recognition was the second accident that happened at that junction on Saturday night. Anambra State Speaker, Uche Okafor, TRIBUNE ONLINE gathered had no injuries from the traumatic experience and none of his aides sustained any injury. “Jude was unconscious when I got to the accident scene. “On our way back, I decided to stop and pick some of his belongings from his damaged vehicle.

Foreign airlines, yesterday, pushed back on the recent upward review of Rate of Exchange (RoE) and attendant spike in the cost of international air travel, saying they were induced by the Central Bank’s exchange rate and local market volatility. The clearing house for over 290 world airlines, IATA, in a statement Monday, reiterated that airfares for international flights from Nigeria are denominated in U.S. “These conversions use the official prevailing exchange rate provided by the country’s financial system. “IATA simply applies the spot rate at which the Central Bank of Nigeria sells USD through banks to the market, at its fortnightly retail foreign exchange auctions. if the rate at which the CBN sells USD goes up, the exchange rate applied to airfares will follow and vice versa,” IATA said.

Seun Kuti was detained at the Lagos State police headquarters after turning himself in, according to police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin, who tweeted photos of the celebrity in handcuffs. The son of Nigerian musical hero and political agitator Fela, who himself was serially detained by Nigerian military regimes, Kuti was “captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform”, the police said. SERIOUS ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER: SEUN KUTI TURNS SELF IN Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, in the early hours of today turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, in company of his lawyer and family representative. It was unclear what led to the confrontation, though Kuti tweeted that the officer in question “tried to kill me and my family”. He suggested the officer tried to ram their car.

Understanding their sleep needs and factors that affect their sleep are the first steps towards providing better sleep for your children. Let us remember that when you sleep, where you sleep and how you sleep affect your mental health, physical well-being and living a healthy life. We all need quality sleep to be set for productivity in our endeavours. Remember, a doctor is an appropriate person to offer relevant advice for the maintenance of quality sleep and solution to sleep difficulties. Vitafoam Nigeria Plc is the first foam manufacturing company in Nigeria to partner with a sleep expert to educate Nigerians on quality sleep for healthy living.

Hilda, the multi-talented TV producer, actress, and foodpreneur, has broken the Guinness World Record, Guinness cook-a-Thon, with a giant strike of 100 hoursSuccess doesn’t just come by chance; it comes with determination and preparation. Here are eight (5) things Hilda Baci did in preparation for Guinness World Record:6 years of preparationIt took Hilda 6 years of preparation to win the Guinness cook-a-thon. Having conceived the idea of attempting a Guinness World Record. Hiring of a Gym coachoiHilda hired celebrity Gym coach, Kemen, as she had acknowledged that her former weight couldn’t carry her Guinness World Record dream. Hilda had been preparing for the Guinness record years ago while supporting her mum in her restaurant called “Calabar Pot.”

Nigerian Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, also known as Hilda Baci, made history on May 15, 2023, by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual. Baci’s cooking marathon challenge began on May 11 at Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos State, where she cooked continuously for four days. By 08:32 am on May 15, Baci had cooked for 88 hours and 32 minutes, a time that equaled the record set by Indian chef Lata Tondon in 2019. Notable Nigerian leaders, including Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, President-elect Bola Tinubu, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, have voiced their support for the young Nigerian chef. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu visited Chef Hilda at the cooking marathon venue to show his support.

Emefiele said, “One of the key drivers of Financial Inclusion today, is no doubt financial literacy. “Research has shown that the absence of or low levels of financial literacy constitutes an impediment to financial inclusion. It further indicated that a third of Nigerians have low financial capability levels, a direct implication of low financial literacy levels. “There is no gain in saying the fact that the SabiMONI Financial Literacy e-Learning Platform will enable us to drive financial education physically through the certified financial literacy trainers at the locations where it is most needed. It will enable us to drive digital financial literacy thereby boosting consumer confidence in the uptake and utilization of digital financial services.

Opinion The faceless and the reckless 7 Apr Let me begin this piece with the obvious. These are trying times for our country. Tensions are rising and heating up the polity. Transitional general elections such as the current general elections usually throw up new challenges that a country... FacebookTwitterWhatsAppTelegramYouth Magazine Reimagining higher education in Nigeria 8 Apr Higher or tertiary education, like all sectors, is fair game for disruption. We saw a glimpse in the pandemic, where classes were held online, and courseware unbundled from college staples like libraries and cafeterias was delivered directly to devices.