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The United states of America has disclosed that it has killed the mastermind of the deadly suicide bombing that killed more than 170 people outside Kabul airport on Thursday. The blast killed thirteen U.S. service members among many other civilians including women and children. U.S. Central Command said on Friday the overnight drone strike took place in Nangarhar province, east of Kabul and bordering Pakistan. “Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties,” a U.S. military statement said. The US has warned it citizens to steer clear of the airport for now due to…

Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham scored as Borussia Dortmund outclassed Hoffenheim in a five-goal thriller on Friday. All three of Dortmund’s goalscorers were born in England. The England midfielder Jude Bellingham, from Stourbridge, set up Sunderland-born Giovanni Reyna for the opener. After Christoph Baumgartner equalised, 18-year-old Bellingham hammered in from the edge of the box. Munas Dabbur scored in the 90th minute for Hoffenheim – but then Erling Braut Haaland, from Leeds, blasted in an injury-time winner. PSG target Pogba, Haaland to remain at Dortmund Haaland plays for Norway and Reyna is a USA international, with both born in England…

Paris St-Germain will try to sign Everton’s Brazil forward Richarlison, 24, if they agree a deal to sell French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe, 22, to Real Madrid. (Sky Sports) Everton are demanding £85m for former Watford player Richarlison. (Star) PSG will target Manchester City’s Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus, 24, if Mbappe does leave. (Sun) Borussia Dortmund’s Norway forward Erling Braut Haaland, 21, is another on PSG’s radar should Mbappe move to Spain’s capital. (Star) Everton have contacted Celtic about a deal for French forward Odsonne Edouard, 23. (Sky Sports) Real Madrid will look to offload 30-year-old Belgium winger Eden Hazard, Spain attacking midfielder Marco Asensio, 25, or Brazil forward Rodrygo, 20, as they prepare for the arrival of…

Thirty-two abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna State, were released on Friday. The incident was confirmed by the state chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab. According to Hayab, while we celebrate the return of the abducted students, we should also remember that 31 of them are still in captivity. “We should continue to pray for the remaining students, believing that one day, they too will be released to us. We are still begging the bandits to please see reasons with us and release the children so that they will be reunited with their parents.”…

-Says God answered all of Pa Abiodun’s prayers -Joined by Speaker Gbajabiamila, Gov. Akeredolu, VP commiserates with family & Iperu community Pa Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun, the late father of the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun lived a fulfilled life and this is why his memory is cause for celebration. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today in Iperu, Ogun State where he paid a condolence visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun and the family over the transition of their 89-year old father. The Vice President was accompanied to the family house by both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon.…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is hale and hearty, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have said. Led by its Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, the lawmakers said they had lengthy discussions with their host. Photographs taken during the visit showed Tinubu all smiles and excited. Among the members who visited Tinubu were Hon. Temitope Adewale, chairman of the House committee on Transportation, Hon. Nureni Akinsanya, chairman of the House committee on Physical Planning and Urban Development, as well as Hon. Sylvester Ogunkelu, chairman of the House committee on Overseas…

Bring Back Our Girls campaigner, Aisha Yesufu, has called out online newspaper, The Peoples Gazette over a fake headline on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo who spoke on the National Social Cohesion Dialogue organized by the Africa Polling Institute, which held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja on Thursday was deliberately misquoted by Gazette. The Gazette in its report had fabricated a headline that read “Nothing special about Nigerians being violently killed, hungry and unemployed”. The online newspaper soon realized that the headline was wrong after some citizens called them out. An editor’s note was put out to explain…

Following his return to Old Trafford, Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked Juventus and its fans for allowing him to make history with them. Manchester United agreed a €15 million deal with the Italian giants for Ronaldo (confirmed by Fabrizio Romano). The Portugal forward made the farewell speech in an Instagram post on Friday; View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) //www.instagram.com/embed.js “Today I depart from an amazing club, the biggest in Italy and surely one of the biggest in all of Europe. I gave my heart and soul for Juventus and I’ll always love…

Manchester United have agreed to sign Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo. The club announced this on its website on Friday. “Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical. “Cristiano, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, has so far won over 30 major trophies during his career, including five UEFA Champions League titles, four FIFA Club World Cups, seven league titles in England, Spain and Italy, and the European Championship for his native Portugal. Man City defender, Mendy remanded in prison over…

Armed bandits have attacked another community in Kaduna state, abducting an unknown number of people in the process. According to reports, the gunmen invaded Samaru community in Zaria around 1am on Friday morning. They shot sporadically and operated for about 30 minutes before whisking away their victims. The incident was confirmed by Senator Shehu Sani who represented Kaduna Central during the 8th National Assembly. Senator Shehu disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Friday; “Early this morning, Bandits stormed Zango area Samaru, Zaria & kidnapped scores of people. Bandits kill nine, injure one in Kaduna “Ahmadu Bello University main campus,…