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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 22: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US President Donald Trump recorded around $1.2 billion in income from his family’s cryptocurrency activities during his first year back in office, according to financial disclosures released on Tuesday. According to the 927-page document released Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, Trump received nearly $550 million from his ties to the startup World Liberty Financial in 2025. World Liberty Financial (WLF) was co-founded in September 2024 by Trump’s sons and the son of Trump’s Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff. The filings also mention $635 million in royalties received under a licensing agreement related to the $TRUMP crypto...

England take on the Democratic Republic of Congo at the World Cup on Wednesday looking for a place in the last 16 while co-hosts the USA prepare for the biggest match in their football history. Two European powerhouses have already been ejected from the tournament after Germany and the Netherlands were beaten on penalties in the last 32 by Paraguay and Morocco respectively — and England don’t want to be next. The Three Lions are aiming to end a 60-year wait to collect a major trophy, but their coach Thomas Tuchel warned his players that they are facing a team in Atlanta with nothing to lose. “I feel it is a privilege to be in these situations. I think we can just accept it, we are the favourites (against DR Congo),” Tuchel told reporters on Tuesday. The German cautioned though that “the games so far in round of 32 speak a very clear language. It’s narrow, narrow margins.” England will rely on their world-class duo of Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane although influential defender R...

By Godwin Oritse Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has expressed support for the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding (Abuja MoU) Capacity Building Programme as a major step towards strengthening maritime governance and enhancing Port State Control across West and Central Africa. Speaking at the programme’s launch in Abuja, Dantsoho reaffirmed the NPA’s commitment to initiatives that promote maritime safety, security and regulatory compliance in the region. He said: “The Capacity Building Programme is designed to equip maritime administrations with the knowledge, skills and technical capacity required to implement Port State Control measures effectively, ensure greater compliance with international maritime conventions and improve the overall performance of member states within the Abuja MoU region.” Dantsoho commended the Chairman of the Abuja MoU, Hon. Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure of The Gambia, for ...

***As 269 arrive Lagos in 2nd govt evacuation flight ***603 repatriated so far lS’Africans can’t force law abiding migrants out — Nigerians in SA By Nkiruka Nnorom & Favour Ulebor The federal government has said it would seek from its South African counterpart compensation for Nigerians forced to abandon businesses and other valuable properties as they returned home, following renewed anti-immigrant tensions in the country. This came as 269 more Nigerians arrived Lagos in the third government’s evacuation flight, thus bringing the total number so far evacuated to 603. This comprises the 268 airlifted by Air Peace on June 11 in the first batch; 66 evacuated by ValueJet on July 25 in the second batch; and the 268 brought home yesterday by Air Peace. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief as the evacuees touched down in Lagos yesterday, Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Temitope Ajayi, said government had already begun compil...

Player ratings France Sweden World Cup FEATURES International France vs Sweden France cruised into the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Sweden on Tuesday, inspired by a Michael Olise masterclass. At his dazzling best in New Jersey, the Bayern Munich sensation was involved in absolutely everything as a Kylian Mbappe brace and Bradley Barcola strike ensured Les Bleus progressed from the round of 32 at a canter. France took a little while to click into gear, but Didier Deschamps' side eventually generated a flurry of first-half chances and that pressure would yield the opening goal. Barcola's long run ended with the winger sweeping a shot over, and Mbappe had a goal ruled out for a marginal offside moments later. Adrien Rabiot then twice went close either side of the Real Madrid man somehow hitting the woodwork in acres of space in the box. Olise sprang into life after the half-hour mark, coming within a whisker of scoring one of the grea...