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Day: May 7, 2026

UCL: We didn’t have killer instinct in attack – Neuer knocks Bayern Munich stars

Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, has criticized Vincent Kompany’s men following their elimination from the Champions League on Wednesday. Neuer said the Bavarians didn’t have that killer instinct against the French Ligue 1 champions during the encounter at the Allianz Arena. Ousmane Dembele and Harry Kane’s goals ensured both teams drew 1-1 in the Champions…

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BREAKING: Ambassadorial posting: Tinubu redeploys Fani-Kayode to South Africa

President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Femi Fani-Kayode as ambassador designate to South Africa. Fani-Kayode was redeployed to South Africa after he was reportedly rejected by the German government. However, disclosing the current development in a post on X, Fani-Kayode claimed he rejected his initial position to Germany. He equally claimed he was…

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Chad declares 3-day mourning after deadly Boko Haram attacks on soldiers

Chad on Thursday began a three-day national mourning for soldiers killed in recent terrorist attacks in the Lake Chad region. Twenty-three soldiers were killed and 26 others injured on Monday in an assault by Boko Haram militants on the Barka Tolorom Island military base in the region. Late Wednesday, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno…

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Kaduna lawmaker dumps PDP for ADC

…APC 88, ADC 8, PDP 3, NDC 4, APGA 1 and Accord 1, totalling 105 out of 109 seats. By Henry Umoru, ABUJA The vice chairman of the Senate committee on ethics, code of conduct and public petitions, Senator Ibrahim Khalid Mustapha, Kaduna North, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the African Democratic…

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Police foil truck hijack, recover rifle in Ogun

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a truck hijacking operation in Ijebu Imushin, in Ijebu East local government area of the state, recovering a stolen DAF truck and a wooden-fabricated rifle allegedly used by the suspects during the operation. The Command disclosed that the incident occurred in the early hours…

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NDLEA, US DEA smash global drug laundering syndicate, arrest kingpins

**3 Hotels in Delta, Abuja: Multi-Billion Assets Linked to Syndicate Seized By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in close coordination with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Lagos Country Office and law enforcement partners from Switzerland, France, and Greece have successfully dismantled a…

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Buratai denies criticising Tinubu, dismisses report as fake news

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Former Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai (retd), has denied a media report alleging that he commended the opposition coalition and criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to meet expectations, describing the publication as “false, fabricated, and malicious.” In a strongly worded statement, Buratai said the report lacked credibility and failed…

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Buratai denies criticising Tinubu, dismisses report as fake news

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Former Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai (retd), has denied a media report alleging that he commended the opposition coalition and criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to meet expectations, describing the publication as “false, fabricated, and malicious.” In a strongly worded statement, Buratai said the report lacked credibility and failed…

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