President Bola Tinubu has awarded each Flamingos player a savings certificate valued at ₦100 million after the team made history as the first African nation to win the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu announced the awards during a reception at the Presidential Banquet Hall in Abuja, where she represented the President. The head coach will receive ₦100 million in cash, while each member of the technical crew will be awarded ₦50 million. She commended the team for securing six consecutive wins and praised the humility, discipline and respect they displayed after the final. Senator Tinubu said the victory would encourage young girls and demonstrate that they can achieve their ambitions on the global stage. She also recognised the contributions of the coaches, technical and medical staff, administrators, parents and fans. The U-17 team claimed its first FIFA World Cup title by beating Japan 2-1 in the final on November 7. Goals from Awawu Bashiru and Olueb...

Canada has reinstated economic sanctions on 11 Iranian companies operating in the energy, nuclear, and banking sectors, citing Iran’s failure to honor its nuclear non-proliferation commitments.  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced the measures Tuesday while attending the G7 foreign ministers’ summit in Paris. The restrictions aim to disrupt Iranian financial networks and deny access to sensitive technology and funding. Canada first sanctioned these entities in 2010, then removed them from the list in 2016 after the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement.  But after joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian facilities, Iran halted all cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and suspended its safeguard obligations. Continued non-compliance activated a United Nations “snapback” mechanism, prompting Canada to restore the penalties in coordination with international partners. The reinstated measures prohibit people in ...

A 37-year-old cruise ship pianist was rescued by two fishermen after spending nine hours treading water in the Pacific Ocean. The crew member fell overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas at about 2:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026, as the ship sailed toward Mexico. Two fishermen returning from a marlin fishing trip later spotted him nearly 20 miles (30 km) off the California coast, near Santa Catalina Island. Grant Garrett and Sean Norton saw the man floating in the open ocean. Once they realized he was a person, they stopped their boat, pulled in their fishing lines, and brought him aboard. The man was reportedly in a state of shock and told his rescuers, “Thank you. I thought I was going to die.” He was handed over to Newport Beach lifeguards and taken to a medical center in stable condition, with no life-threatening injuries. Rescuers said the pianist’s survival was aided by unusually mild ocean temperatures. A strong El Niño climate pattern had raised the water temp...

The global surge in banking cyberattacks is directly affecting the United States. Major American financial institutions—including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley—are racing to address growing AI-driven security threats and breaches involving third-party vendors. The latest international attacks have introduced highly automated threats that have penetrated U.S. financial defenses and customer account systems. Major U.S. banks have detected unapproved third-party AI agents operating within customer accounts. These rogue bots are initiating financial actions that go beyond—or contradict—customers’ explicit instructions. The LockBit 5.0 ransomware group recently claimed responsibility for an attack on U.S. Bank, one of the country’s largest commercial banks. At the same time, a ransomware attack on Marquis Software, a transaction-management provider, exposed the personal information of approximately 670,000 community bank customers. Security researchers hav...

  Gwinnett County police have arrested 19-year-old Alexander Canela-Panchi and charged him with felony murder in connection with the shooting deaths of two teenage brothers. The victims were identified as 17-year-old Jordan Boykin and 14-year-old Antoine Boykin. The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on Heather Stone Way in Lawrenceville. The brothers were killed just two houses from their home. Investigators say Canela-Panchi met the brothers to sell them THC vape cartridges. Police report that an altercation erupted during the transaction and escalated into the fatal shooting. Meanwhile, Canela-Panchi remained at the scene and cooperated with officers who arrived. He faces two counts each of felony murder and aggravated assault, along with charges of possessing a firearm during a felony and possessing narcotics with intent to distribute. The victims’ mother and aunt, however, have publicly said the shooting was not related to drugs but was instead driven by robbery and ...

  England captain and Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane has agreed a new contract with Bayern Munich, keeping him at the club until 2029.  The 33-year-old striker was entering the final year of the four-year deal he signed after joining from Tottenham for £86m in 2023. Last season, he scored a club-record 61 goals in 51 appearances as Bayern secured a league and cup double.  "I feel right at home at FC Bayern. I love the club, the fans and the city of Munich," said Kane. "We have a fantastic team and, in Vincent Kompany, a fantastic manager. It makes me very proud to be part of this club. "My whole family is very happy here. I was keen to stay. I'm now looking forward to the future and I want to win many more titles with this great club." The new deal will keep Kane at Bayern until shortly before his 36th birthday, through Euro 2028 and to within a year of the 2030 World Cup. The Leytonstone-born forward is still 47 goals shy of matching Alan Shearer’s Premier ...