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•Cristiano Ronaldo Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced today that he was retiring from international football. The 41-year-old, who has played 234 times for Portugal and scored 146 goals, fell out with national coach Jorge Jesus last month after he refused to use him in a Nations League match. Ronaldo immediately left the te...
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Augustine, for allegedly stabbing his 21-year-old neighbour, Haggai Markus, to death during a disagreement over roasted meat in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroji, disclosed this in a statement issued today. Ngur...
•Blackout The worsening electricity supply situation across several parts of the country has heightened the hardship residents face amid the recent heatwave. From Lagos to Abuja, Kano, Maiduguri, Ondo State, Kwara, and other states, residents have lamented declining electricity supply, with some reporting outages lasting days or weeks, reports...
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•Chelsea midfielder Morgan Rogers (R) celebrates goal against Arsenal, on September 6, 2026 Chelsea will look to extend their winning run in the Premier League when they host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge today in a London derby that could have significant implications for both sides. Chelsea have won four, drawn one and lost two of the...
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The Senate has rejected calls for the revival of Nigeria Air, while urging the federal government to renegotiate and enforce Nigeria’s Bilateral Air Services Agreement with China to allow Nigerian airlines to operate direct flights to the Asian country. The lawmakers said the existing aviation arrangement needs to be reviewed to address the im...
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•Health care workers Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the continent’s top health agency. In mid-May, the DRC declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, a deadly disease transmitted through contact with bodily fluids that causes haemorrhagic feve...
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•Donald Trump US President Donald Trump had rare praise for rival Democrats yesterday, saying they had done a “good job” after they routed his Republican Party in the midterm elections. “I think the Democrats did a good job. I really do. I think they did a good job. They fought hard,” Trump told Fox News, adding that there was a “mood in the a...
