Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo, a professional basketball player from Greece and Nigeria, is making a comeback on social media.

Greece is the birthplace of the NBA great, 28, who plays for their national basketball team.

Antetokounmpo, born to Nigerian parents, has never strayed from his heritage. It was revealed lately in the 48-minute podcast that he is Nigerian. Nonetheless, Antetokounmpo makes a strong claim for his Nigerian heritage in the video.

"My country is Nigeria," he declared. I didn't grow up there. Although I was raised in Greece, I am aware that there are children all over the world. It isn't easy to uphold and preserve that culture in their home, you know.

Nigerian superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo discusses his admiration for Hakeem Olajuwon and his intention to practice with the legendary player after visiting Lagos. Even though Giannis Antetokounmpo has been one of the best players in the NBA for a long time, it is common knowledge that he is always looking to improve.

The Greek-born professional basketball player, who is of Nigerian origin, plans to improve and work with one of the all-time greats. Antetokounmpo discussed his plans to visit Houston in the months leading up to the 2023–24 NBA season to practice with former American professional basketball player of Nigerian heritage, Hakeem Olajuwon, on the 48 Minutes podcast.

Because both Antetokounmpo and Olajuwon are of Nigerian heritage and wear the number 34 jersey, they were compared throughout the interview. While Olajuwon was born in Lagos but later relocated overseas, Antetokounmpo was born in Greece to Nigerian parents.

While Olajuwon, a Lagos native, chose to play for the American national team, Antetokoumpo represents the Greek national team despite their Nigerian heritage. Giannis said he admired Olajuwon on a recent trip to Nigeria with his mother. Antetokounmpo, Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan are the only three players in NBA history to have won both the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year titles in the same season.

Since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza conflict, the first Gazan people have crossed the Rafah crossing into Egypt. On Wednesday, almost 100 foreign passport holders crossed the border, and several seriously injured Palestinians were transported in ambulances. In all, some hundred foreign and dual nationalities are slated to depart, along with about 80 injured, as part of an agreement reportedly mediated by Qatar.

Since the crisis started more than three weeks ago, this is the first evacuation of this kind. How long the border will remain open is unknown. It has been available to let supplies enter Gaza for more than ten days already. Over 200 vehicles have now passed through.

When Chelsea Hern, now 23 years old, woke up the next morning to discover a stranger in her bed, her happy celebration of receiving a new job offer took a terrible turn. Even though she is currently in a relationship, Chelsea still flinches whenever someone touches her suddenly from behind because of the terrifying encounter that damaged her trust. Even though she is in a relationship now, Chelsea still flinches when someone abruptly touches her from behind. A courageous young woman has given up her right to remain anonymous in order to talk about the horrific experience she had at a party that left her emotionally damaged for years to come.

In the summer of 2021, at the age of 21, Chelsea Hern, a Wigan native, received an invitation to return to a friend's house when she was out enjoying a new job offer. After the sizable gathering at the house, it was determined that she would spend the night in a spare room. The "really good" evening was full of "drinking and partying." But when she went to bed at approximately three in the morning and woke up to see someone else in the same bed caressing her neck and shoulders, things turned for the worse. Chelsea dismissed him with a shrug and moved toward the wall, figuring he would eventually stop. However, Frank Manase, the male, approached her and reached up to touch her breasts.

Then, he tried to slide his hands down Chelsea's pants, even though she repeatedly asked him to stop. In an attempt to stop him, Chelsea turned onto her stomach, thinking that he would "get the message and go away." But she yelled for her companion and fled the bedroom as soon as she realized it wasn't going to happen. "I had no idea what to do."

"Normally I'm quite talkative and quick to respond, but in that instant, I was frozen." It was make-or-break time. You can never predict your own reaction. I ended up spending quite some time freezing. I had no idea what to do. I yelled at my buddy after hearing her in the adjacent bedroom. I darted from the bedroom and hurried downstairs as soon as I heard back. After telling her what had happened, she followed me. "To be honest, I was numb," she continued. I wasn't unhappy at first; I wasn't sobbing or acting hysterically about it. I believe it was resentment for a few weeks. Then I began to get annoyed by it.

I was afraid to go to sleep because I was having nightmares. Even though she is currently in a relationship, Chelsea still flinches whenever someone touches her suddenly from behind because of the terrifying encounter that damaged her trust. "I don't feel like I'm as naïve," she declared. I won't go out and get as wasted as I used to, but it shouldn't have occurred. I dislike being in the company of strangers. Chelsea claims that although she had chatted with Manase all evening, she had never met him before the gathering. She says he apologized to her via phone following the attack. "After, he made an attempt to come up to me and apologize," Chelsea continued. "Just stay away from me, I said. He was messaging me and phoning me.

He was unaware that what he had done was improper. Following the incident on May 16, Manase was taken into custody, prosecuted, and subsequently given a sentence at Liverpool Crown Court. He was sentenced to 11 months in jail, with a 12-month suspension period, 150 hours of unpaid labor, and 45 days of rehabilitation. Chelsea went on, "I was afraid to be alone after the assault." The effect this has had on me is difficult for me to describe, but it will never truly go away. The dreadful recollections and anxieties of what transpired are brought back by having to speak with the police about the occurrence for the first time and again afterward. I was so helpless and ashamed to talk about what had occurred.

I believed that in order to give myself the best chance of happiness, I had to start my life again. Often, I would wake up in a panic, afraid that someone else was in the room with me. I still have extreme anxiety when I am reminded of what transpired, whether it be through conversations or job applications. Chelsea claims that after the attack, she hated the flesh she was in, felt "sick" every time she thought about the episode, and would weep herself to sleep at the "thought of another man touching" her body without permission. Says she:

 It caused me to detest the skin I was wearing. It's difficult to put into words, but it took me a long time to stop feeling helpless and to feel like my own body. I will always feel awful when I consider what he did. I'm no longer embarrassed or ashamed of what transpired. I can't erase the fact that this wasn't my fault, but at least I can try to prevent it from happening to anybody else. I will never be at peace with what happened to me and it will always be a part of me, but I am prepared to speak out about it and use my voice to attempt to remove the stigma that many others, including myself, feel about it.

Aaron Ramsdale is "very frustrated" with Mikel Arteta's forecast that he will return to the bench for Arsenal's Saturday night trip to Newcastle, according to club icon Ray Parlour. On Wednesday night, the Gunners' goalkeeper received a rare start away against West Ham in the Carabao Cup fourth round.

 But he hardly produced the type of performance that will leave manager Mikel Arteta scratching his head over who to start in goal at St. James' Park. His lowest point occurred during the third goal of the Hammers' 3-1 victory, when Ramsdale should have had a strong enough hand on Jarrod Bowen's effort but instead was left picking the ball out of his net. Ramsdale's season hasn't been easy; after beginning it as the team's top player, he lost it to David Raya, a Brentford loanee who hasn't always impressed.

Parlour has spoken his opinion on the topic that is consuming Arsenal conversation and made a prediction on who will start in goal against the Magpies. "Aaron Ramsdale started against West Ham but I don’t think Mikel Arteta will pick him against Newcastle, he’ll stick with David Raya," .  Aaron is going to be very irritated. He has performed admirably ever since joining the team, and his presence in the locker room is crucial. The former Gunner continued, saying, "I'm not Mikel Arteta, but I don't like the scenario.

I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes or in training, so he made a difficult decision to stay with Raya. "But management needs to be brutal. Pep Guardiola has always been, and Mikel would have undoubtedly learned some things from him." After the match, Arteta talked about Ramsdale's performance at the London Stadium and was questioned about how his goalie handled the heckling from the home fans each time he touched the ball. The manager of Arsenal has reportedly expressed frustration with Ramsdale's tendency to play longer while under duress.

The manager of the Gunners answered, holding his cards close to his chest: "That is the scenario. Every participant only attempts to give it their all, and the audience is free to respond whatever they like." Palour's prediction may or may not come true, and only time will tell who Arteta starts in goal. However, Ramsdale shouldn't be too upset if he returns to the bench following his performance on Wednesday.

It issued a warning after claiming that the business is under investigation for possible money laundering and illicit foreign exchange transactions.

The accusation was called "spurious and a rehash of a similar report peddled out of malice by a competitor masquerading as a concerned Nigerian in 2016," according to a statement from DIL.

The declaration, which was signed by DIL management, reiterated that foreign exchange for all of its many projects was only obtained through the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market in accordance with CBN authorization. For example, DIL clarified that "Letters of Credit" were established in all of its transactions for the building of the different operating facilities and the acquisition of heavy machinery and supplies necessary for the Dangote Cement plants to begin operations.

The Letters of Credit instruments had explicit terms and conditions for payments related to the transactions, which aligned with the International Chamber of Commerce's Universal Customs & Practice for Documentation Credit, or UCP 600. It is also important to remember that the principal contractor, Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd, a Chinese government-owned business, which accounted for more than 75% of this expense, had Letters of Credit that were only fulfilled upon the production of the necessary shipping documentation. No payment was ever made through a Dubai business that we own, according to the statement.

"All FX purchased in respect of our African Projects expansion were fully utilized for what they were intended for," DIL said in an explanation of its foreign exchange operations. The projects that the FX was used on are open to the public view. According to records, several of these initiatives were implemented by senior government officials in Nigeria. Chief executives from a number of banks, captains of industry, and presidents of the host nations who their senior government officials backed were there.

The business said that the money it has raised for its plan to expand throughout Africa is a legal capital investment in those nations and that the $576 million in foreign exchange that has already been repatriated has helped to stabilize the foreign exchange market and increase foreign exchange revenues in Nigeria. Furthermore, DIL stressed that it had always followed the orders of the Central Bank of Nigeria by funding the building of its different plants through the Interbank FX Market and that it had given pertinent quarterly progress reports to the banks for subsequent submission to the CBN.

For regulatory and tax considerations, the host nations' legislation typically mandates that payments to certain local suppliers, contractors, and vendors be made locally. The money for pre-operational costs and other locally produced building supplies is then sent to our Project Accounts in the host nations so that suppliers may be paid according to local laws. Each of these transactions had thorough documentation and approval.

We are now able to repatriate FX to Nigeria thanks to this. The DIL statement stated, "Specifically, CBN gave us approvals between 2010 and 2018 to purchase FX totaling $3.755 billion from the Interbank market for the funding of our various African Projects out of which we have utilized only 47.70 percent of the approvals in the total sum of N1.791 billion." All of the payments made in respect of our various African Projects can be further verified, having been audited over the years by our auditors, Messrs Deloitte & Touche and KPMG in the course of their statutory audits.

Following the over 1,400 Israeli deaths caused by Hamas strikes on Israel on October 7, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on October 15. Sisi said, "Mr. Secretary, you spoke about the crisis and you spoke as a Jewish person. Let me tell you that I am an Egyptian citizen, and I was born and raised in a neighborhood where we had Jewish neighbors," maybe in an attempt to head off the problem of antisemitism. Furthermore, Jews who had previously resided in Egypt were never subjected to persecution or abuse. Edmond Haddad is my name, Mr. President.

Four years before you were born, I was born in Cairo. I hate to inform you that I have firsthand knowledge of the falsity of your assertions. I am not alone; I no longer reside in Egypt. My family wasn't the only ones compelled to relocate. Since 1947, more than 1.3 million Jews have emigrated from Arab and Muslim nations in the Middle East. Just 25,000 Jews remain in Arab countries today. In 1948, there were 1.37 million Muslims living in what was known as British Mandatory Palestine and more than 1.35 million Jews living in the Middle East. Today, 7.9 million Muslims live in the same region, which includes Israel, Gaza, Judea, and Samaria.

Stated differently, the Jewish population of Arab and Muslim countries was nearly wiped out, whilst the Palestinian Arab population grew by 574%. Allow me to explain what persecution and oppression are like: My uncle was sentenced to fifteen months in jail in 1947 for buying a rail ticket to Tel Aviv. My father suffered a broken arm in 1948 while attempting to stop his business from burning down. 1950 saw him beaten because of his religious beliefs. Jews working for Egyptian government agencies were sent on vacation and later fired in May of 1956. Gamal Abdel Nasser, the president of Egypt at the time, dared the "Jews" to come—not Zionists or Israelis, but Jews—when he declared the siege of Akaba. Egypt's Minister of Religious Affairs said on November 23, 1956, "

In mosques all around Egypt, imams recite this passage. My mother and I visited the bank in 1962 to create a savings account. The teller tossed back the money I handed him and informed me that Jews were not allowed to establish savings accounts in Egypt after noticing on my identity card that I was Jewish. My school's Muslim instructors frequently warned us not to discuss religion in class since Jews were not welcome in Egypt. All Jewish houses and belongings were seized in 1967. Every Jewish male was sent to a prison camp, where they would remain for three years or six months. All of the inmates were deported and their families were banished just before Nasser passed away.

I have condensed the testimonies of two relatives of mine, Ibrahim Farhi and my cousin Gamliel, who both spent time in Egyptian prisons: Every Jewish guy over eighteen was taken into custody by the authorities. Their assets, including automobiles, furniture, companies, and valuables, were seized or put up for sale. The detainees were sent to the Abu Zaabal jail. I was informed that "nobody was called by their name there." For the convicts, there were only women's names and no watches or shoes. The guards beat the detainees as they were made to strip and run about the yard.

They had shaved their heads. The majority were raped. They were served bread full of bugs and white cheese full of worms. Their families remained in the dark about the whereabouts of their loved ones for a full six months. The torment went on day and night. They weren't freed by Nasser until June 1970. Egyptian Jews of the period had a varied background in terms of education, money, religious practice, and political views. Because they could pay the necessary bribes, the richer members of the town opened department shops, started banks, and enjoyed unrestricted travel overseas. Due to the frequent rejection of their applications for Egyptian citizenship, the majority of Jews were stateless.

Many Jews attempted to integrate by converting to Islam or Christianity. Hebrew was not one of the languages spoken by Jews. Their opinions of the State of Israel were frequently conflicted. Even after Israel was driven from Egypt, others continued to criticize them. The majority of rich and middle-class Jews emigrated to the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and France. The majority of impoverished Jews moved to Israel. Jews endured constant harassment, insults, and mockery in Egypt. When they would ask them when they were leaving Egypt, the secret police would knock on their houses in the middle of the night. Had their tickets been purchased? They would have to go in less than a week. Following the 1956 conflict, more than 35,000 Jews were deported or banished.

 There were perhaps 2,000 Jews remaining in Egypt in 1967. There are just two Jews in the entire nation these days. President Sisi, the majority of Egyptians still despise Israel and Jews, despite the fact that you and a few other Egyptian military officers maintain tight ties with Israel. A member of the Egyptian group Tawfik Okasha was physically assaulted and banished in 2016 for having invited an Israeli envoy to supper at his residence. According to a 2023 study, 84% of Arabs who reside in nations where peace deals with Israel have been signed oppose the agreements.

 How can you sincerely claim, President Sisi, that Jews were not persecuted in Egypt or any other Arab or Muslim nation? I felt embarrassed to be Jewish when I was living in Egypt. I was enslaved in Egypt and only discovered my freedom after our departure. I missed my "comfortable" life, my house, and my school. Years passed before I realized that being able to live as a Jew and be proud of my background was a positive development in my life. It is hard for me to think that you, President Sisi, are ignorant of the events that have occurred in your nation and throughout the Muslim world. Such animosity still exists today.

The majority of Muslims still mock and denigrate Jews, as do Arab periodicals, TV programs, and motion pictures. Public schools in Egypt still employ textbooks that are filled with anti-Semitic sentiment. More than anybody else, President Sisi, you should comprehend Hamas and denounce it. After ousting previous president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, you locked up every member of the Muslim Brotherhood, the organization that served as a model for Hamas. You knew that they were a threat to Egypt. You of all people ought to be in a position to denounce Hamas for their actions. Just as the Muslim Brotherhood does not speak for Egyptians, neither do they speak for Palestinians. That's when you should say it.

Francis Ngannou has requested that the courts "sanction" his battle against Tyson Fury. In a 10-round boxing bout held in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, the former UFC heavyweight champion faced off against Fury. Ngannou knocked down the British boxer with a left hook in his professional debut, but Fury won when the judges disclosed their scores. With scores of 95-94 for Ngannou and 96-93 and 95-94 for Fury, respectively, two judges declared the bout over. But after the match, the French-Cameroonian mixed martial artist criticized the judges' choice on his YouTube channel.

In the video, he stated, "I'm sure I won that fight, but what happened last night didn't surprise me." "I was aware that it would have occurred. .. I consider it unfortunate for boxing. I find it unfortunate for this sport. "Those judges, or anyone else, ought to be punished, in my opinion. I'm curious as to why the judges render such judgments. Ngannou went on to demand that Fury give it another go in the ring. "I believe Tyson will square off against Oleksandr Usyk. I think we're going to run this back, but I'm not sure when precisely we'll be able to conduct the rematch," he said.

"I still have several MMA fights in the meantime. I may join the PFL, compete in a few matches, and then return to boxing. Ngannou wasn't the only person to criticize the contentious split ruling. A user on X stated, "I believed Ngannou had won the fight while I was ringside. Though it was tight, he was the one who initiated more aggression, delivered harder blows, and was knocked down. After having so much difficulty facing a fighter who has never boxed before, Fury deserved to lose. Too much time spent filming Netflix specials and, I assume, not enough time spent working out. Poor Francis." As someone else stated:

 "I believe that these referees favored Tyson Fury in order to set up the Usyk match. How in the world did Francis Ngannou not win this fight even after scoring a knockdown?" Francis performed admirably during his first boxing match. I believe he was defrauded. What is a divided decision? Although many would undoubtedly watch a rematch, don't count on it happening anytime soon. After his arduous training camp, Fury declared, according to the Independent, that he wanted to go home and spend time with his family. It is quite probable that the professional boxer won't step back into the ring until 2024.

As a result of Israel's attack on Gaza, the number of journalists and their families killed in the region is rising. Since the battle started on October 7, at least 31 reporters have been officially declared deceased, according to data provided by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Four Israelis and one Lebanese have been slain, along with twenty-six Palestinian journalists. According to Sherif Mansour, the coordinator of CPJ's Middle East and North Africa program, "CPJ emphasizes that journalists are civilians doing important work during times of crisis and must not be targeted by warring parties," 

"Journalists in the area are sacrificing a lot to report this terrible fight. Particularly those in Gaza have paid an unparalleled price and still do, as threats against them grow exponentially. When there is no safe haven or way out, many have gone in search of protection after losing relatives, friends, and media institutions.

Limited evacuations start across the Rafah crossing from Gaza.

The first Palestinians to be permitted to leave Gaza, where Israeli bombings targeted a refugee camp for a second day on Wednesday, were hundreds of people holding dual passports and others who were critically injured after more than three weeks of blockade. Not even four captives freed by Hamas have been let to escape the beleaguered enclave, despite the fact that bombs have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and supplies of food, water, and gasoline are running low.

Earlier last week, Israeli soldiers freed another prisoner. However, it seemed like a small deal was made on Wednesday. In the meantime, images of the destruction in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza City and of numerous injured persons, including children, being taken to a local hospital were shown by Al-Jazeera television, one of the few media organizations still reporting from northern Gaza.

The precise number of individuals killed and injured in the attacks, according to the Hamas-run administration, is yet unknown. In the Al Jazeera clip, the images from the previous day were almost exactly the same: hundreds of men searching for survivors among the gray debris of collapsed multistory buildings."

Why is Gaza's lifeblood the Rafah border, and what does it mean?

Since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza conflict, the first Gazan people have crossed the Rafah crossing into Egypt. On Wednesday, almost 100 foreign passport holders crossed the border, and several seriously injured Palestinians were transported in ambulances. In all, some hundred foreign and dual nationalities are slated to depart, along with about 80 injured, as part of an agreement reportedly mediated by Qatar.

 Since the crisis started more than three weeks ago, this is the first evacuation of this kind. How long the border will remain open is unknown. It has been accessible for almost ten days already.

Let assistance reach Gaza. Over 200 vehicles have crossed the border thus far, but much more is required."

For a second day, Israeli warplanes target the refugee camp.

The Women's Ballon d'Or official ranking.

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30. Daphne van Domselaar (Aston Villa)

29. Jill Roord (Manchester City)

28. Debinha (KC Current)

27. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)

26. Wendie Renard (Lyon)

25. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)

24. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City)

23. Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich)

22. Katie McCabe (Arsenal)

21. Alba Redondo (Levante)

20. Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona)

19. Guro Reiten (Chelsea)

18. Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg)

17. Hayley Raso (Real Madrid)

16. Mapi Leon (Barcelona)

15. Amanda Ilestedt (Arsenal)

14. Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)

13. Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg)

12. Hinata Miyazawa (MyNavi Sendai)

11. Millie Bright (Chelsea)

10. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa)

9. Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)

8. Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)

7. Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg)

6. Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)

5. Mary Earps (Manchester United

4. Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona)

3. Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)

2. Sam Kerr (Chelsea)

1. Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)

BALLON D'OR 2023 OFFICIAL RANKINGS

30. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)

29. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

28. Randal Kolo Muani (PSG)

27. Nicolo Barella (Inter)

26. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

25. Josko Gvardiol (Man City)

24. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

23. Andre Onana (Manchester United)

22. Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich)

21. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

20. Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

19. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

18. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

17. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)

16. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad)

15. Emi Martinez (Aston Villa)

14. Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona)

13. Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal)

12. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

11. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

10. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

9. Bernardo Silva (Man City)

8. Victor Osimhen (Napoli)

7. Julian Alvarez (Man City)

6. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)

5. Rodri (Man City

4. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)

3. Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

2. Erling Haaland (Man City)

1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami