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 Title: Juventus Expelled from Europa Conference League, UEFA Fines Club Over FFP Breach In a significant blow to Juventus, UEFA has taken the decision to expel the Italian football club from the Europa Conference League due to financial misconduct. The CFCB First Chamber found that Juventus violated UEFA's regulatory framework and failed to adhere to a settlement agreement signed in August 2022. As a consequence of this breach, Juventus will miss out on the opportunity to compete in Europe's third-tier competition. Instead, Fiorentina, who finished just below Max Allegri's side in eighth place in Serie A, will now have the chance to participate in the Europa Conference League. In addition to the expulsion, UEFA has imposed a hefty fine of £17.14 million on Juventus for breaking Financial Fair Play rules. However, the club will only need to pay half of the fine if their financial records comply with regulations over the next three years. The past year has been challenging f...

 Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed shock and concern over the recent coup in Niger Republic. In a statement on his Twitter handle, he described the developments in the West African nation as "unwanted." Buhari, like millions of Nigerians, expressed worries about the fate of democracy and the safety of President Mohammed Bazoum and his family. However, Buhari praised the response of West African leaders, particularly under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, who is also the current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He expressed hope and prayers for a complete reversal of the situation and the safety of President Bazoum and his family. France, Niger's former colonial master, demanded the restoration of the government and refused to recognize the coup leaders, affirming Bazoum as the "sole president." The coup has raised concerns both within Africa and the international community, with Kenya...

 President Bola Tinubu has urged all ministerial nominees to ensure they complete their documentation before the scheduled screening on Monday. The message was conveyed by Senator Abdullahi Gumel, the Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), in a statement on Friday. The documentation process for all ministerial nominees has already begun. As part of the process, the nominees are required to visit the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) at the National Assembly complex. The designated time for completing the necessary documentation is from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30, to ensure readiness for the screening session starting on Monday. President Tinubu, via his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the 28-member ministerial list to the National Assembly on Thursday. The list primarily comprises politicians, including four former governors, former members of the Senate, and House of Represent...

 Caption for the Photos: Former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, pays a visit to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, at his Abuja residence on Thursday. The visit comes after Adamu's resignation as the party's national chairman amid alleged internal crisis in the ruling party. Speculation arises that Ganduje may succeed him in the position. Here are some pictures from the visit: 

During the Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his country's commitment to strengthening ties with Africa. The summit aimed to reinforce Moscow's support in Africa despite facing international isolation due to its actions in Ukraine. Putin announced various initiatives, signaling Russia's growing interest in the African continent. He offered debt write-offs and free grain to six African nations, seeking to avert a global food crisis following Russia's withdrawal from an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export its agricultural products. One of the main themes discussed at the summit was the joint determination to combat "neocolonialism" and illegitimate sanctions. Participants, including 17 heads of state from 49 countries, signed a joint declaration calling for a more just and balanced multipolar world order while opposing any form of international confrontation in Africa. Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem, report...

  Nigeria and Canada, two talented teams who have underperformed at recent tournaments, will face each other on Friday. When:  Friday, July 21 Where:  Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Kickoff:  12:30pm local time (02:30 GMT) Canada and Nigeria will both look to make a mark on the tournament in a hotly anticipated clash between two perennial World Cup underperformers. Canada are reigning Olympic champions while Nigeria’s Super Falcons are experiencing a slump in form; they failed to win any medal at last year’s Africa Cup of Nations despite having won 11 of the 13 prior editions. ‘This team is full of rock stars’: Sinclair Veteran Canada skipper Christine Sinclair stressed on Thursday that The Maple Leafs can beat anyone at the Women’s World Cup, saying: “This team is full of rock stars.” Sinclair, who will be participating in her sixth World Cup, warned against underestimating her side. “We were overlooked heading into the Tokyo Olympics and showed...

  Bayern Munich   started their preseason in style on Tuesday with a 27-0 win over FC Rottach-Egern in a tuneup game against the ninth-tier German side. Four players scored hat tricks or better in the rout, with Jamal Musiala, Marcel Sabitzer and 18-year-old Mathys Tel each finding the back of the net five times and Serge Gnabry getting three. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) New arrival Raphael Guerreiro added two goals in his first appearance in a Bayern shirt since joining from Borussia Dortmund, while Sadio Mane and Kingsley Coman capped the lopsided victory with goals just before full-time. The 27-goal outing bested their previous game against Rottach-Egern in 2019 when Bayern won 23-0 as the Bavarians continued their preseason training camp in Tagernsee near the Austrian border. It was a busy day for Thomas Tuchel's club off the pitch as well, with Bayern announcing the signing of Kim...

  The model, who has since been released, was fined $1,000 after Customs & Border Control agents found ganja in her luggage. Gigi Hadid was arrested and fined after Customs & Border Control agents found ganja in her luggage in the Cayman Islands last week. “Gigi was traveling with marijuana purchased legally in NYC with a medical license,” her rep said in a statement to E! News. “It has also been legal for medical use in Grand Cayman since 2017. Her record remains clear and she enjoyed the rest of her time on the island.” The Hollywood Reporter  has reached out to Hadid’s rep for comment. According to local outlet  Cayman Marl Road , Hadid and a friend were arrested on July 10 at the Owen Roberts International Airport on “suspicion of Importation of Ganja and Importation of Utensils used for the consumption of ganja” after their bags were searched by officials while being processed through customs. The outlet reports that “the quantit...

  ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls 5, 8, 9, 17, 41 and red Powerball 21. The jackpot was estimated at $900 million. The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for Powerball. Ticket buyers have a chance at $1 billion paid out in yearly increments or a $516.8 million one-time lump sum before taxes. Three people won $2 million after matching all five numbers plus the Power Play, lottery officials said. The winning tickets were sold in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas. Five people won $1 million after matching all five numbers. The winning tickets were sold in Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, New York and Pennsylvania. The game’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players. The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billio...

  Tottenham 2-3 West Ham: Ange Postecoglou loses first Spurs game as Hammers win pre-season thriller. New Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou suffers defeat in first game in charge; Tottenham beaten 3-2 by London rivals West Ham in pre-season friendly in Perth, Australia; Hammers substitute Gianluca Scamacca scores winner after Spurs came back from 2-0 down to level. Ange Postecoglou suffered defeat in his first game in charge of Tottenham as West Ham won a pre-season friendly thriller 3-2 in Australia. Gianluca Scamacca scored a 78th-minute winner after Spurs had fought back from 2-0 down to draw level seven minutes earlier. Despite the defeat, Postecoglou would have been encouraged by his side's attacking display after Tottenham had 30 shots and 71 per cent possession. But defensive errors allowed West Ham to score with three of their four shots on target in Perth. The Hammers took a 2-0 half-time lead thanks to two headers in the space of five minutes as Danny Ings nodded home in ...

  Former Inter and Barcelona star Luis Suarez has passed away at the age of 88. The legendary midfielder, who was known as Luisito, has been described by Serie A giants Inter as “the perfect player who, through his talent, inspired generations”. Suarez, who earned 32 caps for Spain and helped them to savour European Championship glory in 1964, is best remembered for his iconic spell at San Siro. He joined Inter in 1961 and would spend nine memorable years in Milan. The perfect player who, through his talent, inspired generations. Ciao, Luisito. #FCIM pic.twitter.com/lPnmw8qifh — Inter (@Inter_en) July 9, 2023 Suarez contributed significantly to the Nerazzurri winning three Serie A titles, two European Cups and a couple of Intercontinental Cups. Prior to linking up with Inter, six seasons were spent on the books at Barcelona. Two La Liga crowns were captured there, with Suarez also a legendary figure at Camp Nou. It was during his time with the Blaugrana, in 1960, that he became...

Criticism Mounts Against Congressional Candidate Sabina Matos Over Controversial Tax Deal Prominent union-endorsed congressional candidate Sabina Matos is facing scrutiny from fellow Democratic primary contenders regarding her alleged involvement in a tax break issue during her tenure as the president of the Providence City Council. The tax break, amounting to a total of $42.5 million over 30 years, was granted to downtown developer Arnold "Buff" Chace's properties under the previous administration of Mayor Jorge Elorza. Matos, who left the Council for the lieutenant governor's office before the court-approved settlement, is now being questioned by opponents Ana Quezada and Aaron Regunberg regarding her oversight and the potential impact on taxpayers. Opponents Quezada and Regunberg are raising concerns about Matos's role in the tax break issue, as the deal did not receive Council approval or involve Rhode Island Housing, as revealed in a report by the city audito...

  Rex Heuermann was painstaking in his Manhattan professional pursuits. At home in Massapequa Park, he left neighbors discomfited. At his office near the Empire State Building, Rex Heuermann was a master of the meticulous: a veteran architectural consultant and a self-styled expert at navigating the intricacies of New York City’s building code. He impressed some clients and drove others crazy with his fine-toothed directives. At home in Massapequa Park on Long Island, while some neighbors saw Mr. Heuermann as just another commuter in a suit, others found him a figure of menace. He glowered at neighbors while swinging an ax in the front yard of a low-slung, dilapidated house that parents cautioned their children to avoid on Halloween. He was kicked out of a Whole Foods for stealing fruit. “We would cross the street,” said Nicholas Ferchaw, 24, a neighbor. “He was somebody you don’t want to approach.” On Friday, Suffolk County prosecutors said that residents of Massapequa Park had a ...

  Ex-Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy, who denied both charges, was found not guilty at Chester Crown Court; Earlier this year Mendy was found not guilty of sexual offences against a number of women but the jury were unable to reach verdicts on the two charges. Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of r*pe and attempted r*pe by a jury at Chester Crown Court. The former Manchester City player was accused of r*ping a 24-year-old woman in a bedroom at his home in Cheshire in October 2020. He was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29-year-old woman at his home two years earlier. Mendy, who had denied both charges, was found not guilty by the jury of six men and six women at Chester Crown Court. He said the encounters had been consensual. Earlier this year the footballer had been  found not guilty  of sexual offences against a number of women but the jury were unable to reach verdicts on the two charges. At his retrial, prosecutors said Mendy would host parties ...

  Barely 24 hours after the the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), commenced a total clampdown on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, which has become the latest source of abuse as recreational drug, operatives of the anti-narcotics agency have intercepted over 64,863.5 kilogrammes consignments of the gaseous substance at the Apapa seaport in Lagos and in Imo state. A statement by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi read that following credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives at the Apapa seaport on Wednesday intercepted two containers marked MSKU  7626856  and MSKU  7689448  suspected to contain cartons of nitrous oxide and plastic pressure release nozzles imported from China, this led to a joint examination of the containers by NDLEA officers, men of the Customs Service and other stakeholders the following day, Thursday during the search of the two containers, a total of 522 cartons of nitrous oxide, contain...