Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was taken against his will to US amid conflicting accounts of arrest last month.The co-founder of the Sinaloa drug cartel says he was kidnapped in Mexico and delivered into United States custody against his will, in the latest chapter of a dramatic case that has sparked global attention. “I was ambushed,” Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said in a statement released through his lawyer on Saturday that he said aimed to clear up the rumours and misinformation surrounding his capture last month. US authorities have said that Zambada was detained on July 25 along with…
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Four seconds. Just four seconds may be the reason Jordan Chiles loses her bronze medal in the gymnastics floor exercise final. The Court of Arbitration of Sport stunned the gymnastics world on Saturday by voiding the inquiry that moved the Olympian into bronze position during Monday’s dramatic final. In the immediate aftermath of Chiles’ floor routine, earning her a score of 13.666, U.S. coach Cecile Landi submitted an inquiry with the judges over the gymnast’s difficulty level. CAS ruled that Landi’s appeal came outside of the 1-minute window allowed by the International Gymnastics Federation. How far outside that window did…
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. The two presidents stressed the need to continue developing relations across various fields, both bilaterally and through the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Greece, especially with regard to economic aspects and energy sector. This is in addition to ongoing political consultations on various issues. The call touched on the regional situation. The Cypriot president listened to President El-Sisi’s views regarding the escalation in the region. The President reviewed the priorities of the Egyptian position and efforts made to stop the escalation in the Gaza Strip, stressing the…
Logos Olori LyricsDon’t miss out on Yawa, the latest single by Logos Olori, check out the song’s meaningful lyrics below and get acquainted with its mesmerizing melody.Logos Olori – Yawa LyricsWhen the money dey for mind ooWatin man go doMan go husslePoverty I no wan fall inside oWatin man go doMan go work ooThe lazy youth don tireThey want their heart desireAs a man on fireMe I no go ever tireAsk them for orege OjaTejuosho surulereAsk questions ebereTalika do onileWe go give them gbegeGe ge ge ti ge geWe go give them gbedeGe ge ge ti ge ge We go…
The death certificate for Queen Elizabeth II was officially published on Thursday, revealing that the 96-year-old monarch’s cause of death was simply listed as “old age.”The National Records of Scotland published the extract of an entry in the Register of Deaths, which formally noted that the Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire on Sept. 8.The official time of death was listed as 3:10 p.m. That is almost two hours before her children Princes Andrew and Edward, and grandson Prince William, arrived at the castle, and almost three and a half hours before her death was announced to the public.Her…
Serbia has won a bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. It overcame Germany, who are the reigning world champions, with a 93-83 victory on Saturday. Germany had been among the favorites to secure a medal in basketball. However, back-to-back losses cost them dearly. Here are three takeaways from Serbia’s win. 1. Franz Wagner’s three-point shot is a concern Wagner ended his time in the Olympics with a 20% conversion rate from the perimeter in his six outings. The rising forward, who has proved himself to be an All-Star-level talent for the Orlando Magic, has struggled with his three-point shooting for months. After…
Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola has delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, has failed to finish. Belgium’s Bashir Abdi took silver, improving on his bronze from the Tokyo Games, and Kenya’s Benson Kipruto claimed bronze. Tola built a strong lead early on and crossed the finish line in two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds, an Olympic record that is especially impressive given the course was the toughest of any Olympics or championship, according to World Athletics.…
In a stunning move, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reinstated Jordan Chiles’ initial Olympics floor exercise final score of 13.666, which originally had put her in fifth place and out of medal contention. After an inquiry by the United States, Chiles was given a score of 13.766, which leapfrogged her over two Romanian gymnasts and earned her the bronze medal. The Romanian Olympic Committee filed an appeal and the ruling was delivered Saturday. 24/7 New York news stream: Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are Here is the full ruling released Saturday. 329 medal events. 32 sports. Endless…
Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector to uplift the status of health centre IVs to community hospitals. This was revealed by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja during the plenary sitting on Thursday, 08 August 2024, chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. “Based on the Ministry of Health Draft National Health Policy 2024, Government has introduced a reform of upgrading the status of health centre IVs with 24 bed capacity to community hospitals with 60 bed capacity,” Nabbanja said. She added, “this will be undertaken in a phased manner prioritising health centre IVs with high catchment population,…
The song ‘MMS’ off Asake’s new album ‘Lungu Boy’ which features Wizkid has set a new Spotify Nigeria record after a full day of tracking. Following the release of his third studio album titled ‘Lungu Boy, multiple award-winning singer and performer Asake has set a new record on the Spotify Top Songs Nigeria daily chart with his collaboration with Wizkid titled ‘MMS.”MMS’ with a total of 870,000 streams set a new record for the highest first-day streams for a song on the Spotify Top Songs Daily chart for Nigeria surpassing ‘IDK’ by Wizkid which features Zlatan.MMS recorded a a 200,000…