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John Cena, WWE legend, has announced when he will be retiring from in-ring competition. Appearing at WWE Money in the Bank in Toronto, Canada, the 16-time world champion announced that he will retire from the sport in 2025. Cena disclosed that the 2025 Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas would be his last. Donning a ‘John Cena Farewell Tour 2025’, the WWE legend said, “I’ve been in the WWE for over two decades and in that time, I’ve seen incredible waves of prosperity like we got right now. WWE is the hottest ticket in town, no doubt, but I have also seen true hardship, that’s when no one knows your name, nobody wants to be your friend and only the most dedicated and hardcore fans stand by your side.” He added that he wants to be involved when Raw moves to Netflix in January. Cena made his WWE debut in 2002. However, since 2018, he has adopted a more part-time role in the company to focus on his movie career.

  An Ikeja High Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, Kazeen Adeshina, after spending 15 years in a correctional facility without charge or trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala, while ruling in a fundamental rights enforcement suit marked No: D/16997MFHR/24 filed by Adeshina’s counsel, Mr Ben Okeke, held that detaining of Adeshina in prison without charge or trial was unjustifiable. Ogala, in her ruling, said the arrest and continued detention of Adeshina in the custody of the Medium Correctional Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos without a trial was wrong, illegal and unjustifiable. She added that it was a gross violation of the applicant’s fundamental human rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights. (Ratification Enforcement Act, Cap.10. “As afore-stated, there is unchallenged fact that this applicant has remained in custody for about 15 years and is yet...

  Ghana Football Awards: Lookman named Africa’s Best Player Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman has been named ‘Best African International Footballer’ at the Ghana Football Awards. Lookman was recognised for his remarkable performance for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire and his Serie A club, Atalanta. The 27-year-old scored three goals in seven games to help the Super Eagles finish in second position at the competition. The talented winger also contributed immensely to Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League success. Lookman scored a hat-trick in La Dea’s 3-0 final victory over Bayer Leverkusen. He registered 17 goals and 10 assists across all competitions for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side last season. The former Leicester City player beat his international teammate Victor Osimhen and Burkinabe star, Edmund Tapsoba, to the award.