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  The exhibition showcased the path to winning a World Cup, while the final served as a painful reminder of what England needs to achieve. Sarina Wiegman led her team to the precipice of glory, but something crucial eluded them against a formidable Spain. In the end, the Women's World Cup crowned new champions, and it wasn't England. Spain possessed a unique football identity that elevated their game, exemplified by Olga Carmona's sublime goal that settled the match. Wiegman attempted to tactically outmaneuver Spain, a skill she excelled at, but this time, it wasn't sufficient. Unfortunately, she faced defeat in consecutive World Cup finals, which stings all the more considering her team's readiness for this one. Although the score was just 1-0, the footballing gap felt much wider. Confronting Spain presents a colossal challenge—deciding which areas to protect and how far to press forward. Even Wiegman eventually encountered a puzzle she couldn't solve, marking

  Trump's second major falsehood poses a nearly equal threat to the future of American democracy as his initial one did. One cannot rule out the chance that Trump's threats could frighten juries, prosecutors, and judges, or that his tirades could quiet possible witnesses. Not content with merely attempting to erode Americans' faith in the US election system through his initial falsehood claiming that the 2020 presidential election was unlawfully taken from him, Donald Trump is now striving to undermine the public's trust in the US judicial system with another significant untruth. This secondary falsehood alleges that judges, prosecutors, witnesses, and juries are engaging in corrupt practices to prosecute Trump, all in an effort to prevent his potential re-election. Late on Monday, following a comprehensive investigation spanning two and a half years led by Fulton County's district attorney, Fani Willis, a grand jury in Georgia brought criminal charges against the f

  Rishi Sunak has expressed his commitment to maintaining the pension triple lock, even if it results in an increase corresponding to average earnings. The state pension seems set to rise at a faster pace than benefits next year, with indications that the Prime Minister is open to boosting pensioner income by nearly 8 percent.  After the Prime Minister indicated he was willing to raise pensioner's income by almost 8%, the state pension is on track to climb at a quicker rate than benefits next year. While Sunak remains dedicated to the triple lock, low-income families grappling with the ongoing cost of living crisis might not witness similar benefit increases, which are likely to align with inflation instead. This triple lock mechanism involves uprating the state pension in April based on either inflation, wages, or a minimum of 2.5 percent, depending on which is higher. The current outlook suggests that wage growth, at 7.8 percent, is the highest among the three factors. Sunak, add

  The modern Lagos lifestyle was sufficiently captured in the movie "Gangs of Lagos," which was released on Amazon Prime Video on April 7, 2023. However, the major backlash was on how the Eyo Masquerade was portrayed in the movie. The first scene leading to the montage, which was a masterful display of the Eyo Festival, however it ends up showing an Eyo Masquerade assassinating a man in his own home in the presence of his wife and newborn baby. The climax of the movie was at the end when the character, ‘Terrible’ revealed that Kazeem was the one who disguised as an Eyo masquerade to murder Oba’s father. This ultimately led to Oba, the protagonist, using the same Eyo masquerade regalia at London’s funeral to assassinate Kazeem and his clique to avenge both Pana and his father’s death. Eyo masquerades were known to come out to pay respect whenever a notable Isale Eko indigene has passed away. The backlash against the movie was from the King of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, other ki

  As the news of the election for the position of Chairman of the Nigerian In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) hots up in the UK; The News Haven sits with one of the most prominent candidates for the position of Chairman Mr Taslim Gbaja-Biamila to understand why and what he plans to do for Nigerians in Diaspora if elected. -Can we meet you By way of introduction, I am Taslim Gbaja-Biamila, a legal practitioner and a housing law specialist. I am the Vice-Chairman of Nido and previously served as the General-Secretary of the organisation. I am also a Councillor and a School Governor at a Primary School in Maidenhead. I am also a Trustee at a Trust Fund and the first black President of the Rotary Club of Maidenhead Thames.   -Tell us a little about Nido The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (Nido) was formed in 2001 – 2001 with a vision to harness the tremendous skills, exposure, expertise and knowledgebase of Nigerians living outside Nigeria with a view to using this as a resource base to p