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Iran Football Federation chief Mehdi Taj has said no visas have yet been issued for Iran’s national team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States.According to Iranian state media, Taj said the federation would hold a decisive meeting with FIFA within days over unresolved visa concerns.“Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will have a decisive meeting with FIFA. They must give us guarantees because the visa issue has still not been resolved,” Taj said. “We have not received any account from the other side regarding who has been granted visas. No visas have been issued yet,” he added.Taj explained that Iranian players are expected to travel to Ankara for fingerprinting as part of the visa process, although efforts are underway to have the process moved to Antalya t...

A newly elected Reform UK councillor has come under public attention after reports revealed he also works as an adult content creator online.Stephen Mousdell, who was recently elected to represent Haydock in St Helens, reportedly appears in a number of gay p0rn videos under the alias “LachlanTaylorUK”.According to reports, some of the videos allegedly show Mousdell engaging in explicit adult activity, including clips that appear to have been filmed outdoors. Although there are no allegations of criminal wrongdoing, reports noted that public s3xual activity could potentially fall under offences relating to outraging public decency under UK law.Mousdell’s online profiles reportedly describe him as a gay p0rn actor and DJ, while some posts allegedly promote collaborations and ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has warned Nigerians against investing in unregistered online investment schemes being promoted across social media platforms, cautioning that many operate like Ponzi schemes.In a public notice shared on its X handle on Thursday, May 14, the commission said it had observed an increase in fraudulent investment promotions on platforms including WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Facebook and TikTok. “The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission has been drawn to the increasing promotion of unregistered online investment schemes on social media applications and websites,” the SEC stated.According to the commission, many of the schemes lure unsuspecting Nigerians with promises of unrealistic or guaranteed returns.“Many of these investme...

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has ordered the remand of the founder of Prophetic Victory Voice of Fire Ministry, Pastor Amos Isah, over the alleged r@pe of a 14-year-old church member.Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi directed that the 39-year-old cleric be remanded pending the submission of records relating to an earlier bail granted to him.The order followed the resumption of the trial on Thursday, May 14, 2026.Isah, whose church is located in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, pleaded not guilty to an eight-count charge bordering on alleged r@pe, s3xual exploitation, coercion, emotional and psychological abuse, gross indecency and abduction of a minor.According to the prosecution, the teenager, identified as B.Z.J., was alleg...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the presidential ambition of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, describing it as “dead on arrival.”Wike stated that Makinde’s move to align with the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in pursuit of his 2027 presidential ambition would not succeed.This follows Makinde’s declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, expressing his intention to contest for the presidency under the platform of the APM.The declaration came after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between Makinde’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the APM.Reacting, Wike insisted that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, had never spoken about any PDP-APM alliance, stressing that such claims were based on politi...

As part of efforts to ensure academic discipline among students, the Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic has withdrawn 229 students over poor academic performance.This followed the approval of the first semester results for the 2025/2026 academic session.In a statement issued on Thursday by the acting coordinator of public relations and protocols of the institution, John Amos Onimisi, the decision was taken during the academic board meeting chaired by the rector, Professor Salihu Sanusi Avidime, held on May 12, 2026.The statement said senior officers, including principal officers, deans, heads of departments, and other members of the academic board, deliberated extensively on academic matters concerning the institution before granting final approval.“The committee care...