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Chelsea have appointed assistant coach Calum McFarlane as interim head coach until the end of the season following the dismissal of Liam Rosenior after a dismal run of results. The decision comes after Chelsea FC lost five consecutive Premier League matches without scoring their worst goal drought since 1912. Rosenior, who only joined the club in January on a five-and-a-half-year contract, managed just 11 wins from 23 matches in all competitions. His final game in charge ended in a 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, a result that left Chelsea seventh in the league and dented their hopes of…

Chelsea have sacked head coach Liam Rosenior after less than four months in charge and on the back of losing five consecutive Premier League matches without scoring for the first time since 1912. Rosenior arrived at Stamford Bridge in January, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal, but has won just 11 of his 23 games across all competitions. After Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton, Rosenior said the performance was “indefensible” and “unacceptable” as he faced angry chants from the travelling supporters. They subsequently slipped to seventh in the Premier League standings in a further blow to their hopes of qualifying for next…

Global condom prices are set to surge after Malaysia-based Karex Berhad, the world’s largest producer, announced plans to raise prices by up to 30 percent due to supply chain disruptions linked to the Iran war. Karex, which manufactures more than five billion condoms annually for major brands such as Durex and Trojan, said rising costs of raw materials and logistics have made the increase unavoidable. The company also supplies essential stock to public health systems, including Britain’s NHS, and supports United Nations-backed aid programmes worldwide. Chief Executive Officer Goh Miah said the conflict, which escalated in late February, has driven…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said there is no evidence of widespread COVID-19 transmission in Cross River State, despite the confirmation of a new case. The reassurance follows an earlier announcement by the Cross River government that a 53-year-old Chinese national tested positive for the virus. The patient, said to be working with Lafarge in Akamkpa Local Government Area, reportedly arrived in Nigeria on March 17 before developing symptoms. In a statement on Tuesday, NCDC Director-General Jide Idris confirmed that the case remains isolated and under control. “This is the only confirmed case that has…

A deadly Teotihuacan shooting has left a Canadian tourist dead and six others wounded after a gunman opened fire at one of Mexico’s most iconic archaeological sites. Authorities confirmed that the attacker, identified as Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, carried out the midday assault at Teotihuacan, a UNESCO-listed destination famed for its ancient pyramids. The gunman later took his own life. The violence unfolded on the Pyramid of the Moon, a towering 45-metre structure popular with visitors. Witness videos circulating online showed panic as tourists scrambled for safety while shots rang out. Six people sustained gunshot wounds, including, a Canadian woman,…

US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of repeatedly violating a fragile ceasefire, as uncertainty deepens over stalled peace talks aimed at preventing renewed conflict. The temporary truce, expected to expire within days, is under strain after Tehran confirmed it has not yet sent a delegation for fresh negotiations in Islamabad. “Iran has violated the ceasefire numerous times,” Trump said on Truth Social, without providing further details. Talks in doubt as tensions rise A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Pakistan for a new round of negotiations, following earlier talks in Islamabad that…

Brighton produced a dominant 3-0 win to leapfrog Chelsea in the Premier League, boosting their European hopes while piling further misery on struggling visiting head coach Liam Rosenior. Goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck lifted Brighton into sixth place, while Chelsea have now lost five consecutive league matches without scoring for the first time since 1912. Brighton overwhelmed Chelsea in the opening stages of the match. Kaoru Mitoma almost replicated his goal at Tottenham last weekend, volleying Pascal Gross’ shot first time, only for Robert Sanchez to make the save inside the opening two minutes. Brighton then…

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Davido, has confirmed plans for a joint project with American R&B star Chris Brown, expected to be released next year. Speaking on a recent episode of the Swift Conversations podcast, Davido shared details about the collaboration and his current direction in music. He explained that his focus is shifting toward a more African sound while still leaving room for international features. “The music I am making now is very African. In this next project, I am working with a lot of my original producers from back home. “However, I am still American, so there will definitely be…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that all social media posts attributed to its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, on X platform are fabricated and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. A forensic investigation report released on Monday found the claims to be “fraudulent, technically impossible, and forensically unverifiable,” firmly establishing that Amupitan does not operate any personal X account. According to the report, one of the most damning findings was a timestamp inconsistency. An alleged reply from the fake account appeared 13 minutes before the original tweet it was responding to—an occurrence investigators described as impossible on any…

Governor Usman Ododo has declared that securing Kogi State is vital to Nigeria’s overall stability, stressing the state’s strategic position as a link between the North and South. Speaking in Abuja at the Kogi State Security Summit and Fundraising, Ododo reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to protecting lives and property. “Kogi State holds a critical place in Nigeria’s security architecture. Securing our state is, in many ways, securing the nation,” he said. The governor warned that without peace, economic growth and development would remain out of reach, describing the summit as a call for collective action among stakeholders. He pointed to…