The row erupted just days before the June 11 start of the 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has arrested a wanted alleged notorious supplier of logistics and ammunition to bandits, kidnappers and terrorists.

“You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran’s national football team to its highest level,” the embassy added.

The total of 471 cases and 84 deaths, based on numbers reported by the DRC and Ugandan governments, marked a hike of 100 cases and 20 deaths from a day earlier.

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Prof. Ambali, who headed the University from 2012 to 2017, died earlier this morning after a brief illness. He was 68.

“No official source has commented on the origin of the sound or its details,” the broadcaster said on Telegram.

“Upon sighting the advancing security personnel, the bandits fled the area, abandoning the victims who were subsequently rescued unharmed,” he said.

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has declared that the party will not merge with or join any other political party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abdullahi, however, said the ADC remains open to individuals and political groups willing to join its fold. Speaking […]

“Leo is doing well, he has already trained partly with the group, he’s no longer completely separated,” Scaloni said.