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At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured Friday in a Russian rocket attack on the Kramatorsk train station, one of the easternmost stations still operating in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. The station was being used to evacuate civilians from eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. At least four children were killed in the attack, according to Ukraine’s national security service. “Lacking the strength and courage to stand up to us on the battlefield, [the Russians] are cynically destroying the civilian population,” Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “This is an evil that has no limits. And if it…

Miami police have began investigation after a Nigerian, Christian Obumseli was fatally stabbed at a Miami high-rise over the weekend, by his girlfriend, a model identified as Courtney Clenney. The incident happened Sunday night at the One Paraiso luxury building at 3131 Northeast Seventh Avenue in Edgewater, Miami Florida. Clenney, a Florida OnlyFans model has been arrested for Obumseli’s murder after she stabbed him in an apparent domestic dispute. Courtney Clenney, 25, known on the subscription service as Courtney Tailor, stabbed Obumseli, in the shoulder amid a struggle at their Miami condominium , police said. Obumseli, 27, was rushed to…

Ferran Torres snatched an equaliser for Barcelona in an entertaining 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday evening. Ansgar Knauff’s sensational touch and finish from 20 yards fired the Bundesliga side ahead three minutes after half time, to the delight of a raucous crowd at the Deutsche Bank Park. Substitutes Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembele combined for Torres to equalise for Barcelona in fine fashion, midway through the second half. Read Also: You Can’t Tell Me How To Play, Osimhen Slams Ikpeba Bicycle Kick Comment The hosts had defender Tuta sent off late on but Barca could not capitalise.…

West Ham’s Europa League quarter-final tie against Lyon remains finely poised after the 10-man Hammers battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the London Stadium. West Ham spent the entire second half a man down after defender Aaron Cresswell was sent off in first-half stoppage time. Cresswell was shown red after he brought down Lyon captain Moussa Dembele when through on goal, with the game goalless. But the Irons took a shock 52nd-minute lead when Jerome Boateng’s mistake fell to Jarrod Bowen whose shot deflected off of the diving German defender to loop over Lyon goalkeeper Anthony…

Sheikh Nuru Khalid who was sacked by the committee overseeing the affairs of the Apo Legislators’ Quarters mosque has announced that he will be leading a new congregation on Friday. Khalid was appointed by the management committee of a New Jum‘mat Mosque behind CBN Quarters, Abuja. Recall that the Imam was suspended last Friday following a sermon he made during the Friday prayer in the mosque. In the sermon, the sheikh flayed the government over its failure to tame the escalating insecurity and killings in the country. The imam hinted at some measures that the electorate should devise should the…

A statue has been unveiled in honour of Leicester City’s former owner who died in a helicopter crash. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed with four others in the crash at the King Power Stadium in October 2018. His death came two years after the club stunned the sporting world by claiming an unlikely Premier League title. The statue’s inauguration – on what would have been his 64th birthday – was attended by family members and club luminaries. They included his son and current Leicester City chairman Khun Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha. Read Also: Salah Agrees New Liverpool Deal, Madrid In For Kante…

Elon Musk has taken a major stake in Twitter, regulatory filings showed Monday, sending the social media network’s stock soaring and igniting speculation he could seek an active role in its operations. Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of electric vehicle company Tesla, is a frequent Twitter user who often posts controversial messages and announcements, and has long been critical of social media companies. In one recent post he questioned Twitter’s adherence to free speech and hinted at launching his own platform. According to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the South African-born billionaire…

At least 20 people died in a prison riot early Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president’s office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country’s detention facilities. “There are 20 reported dead who have been transferred to the Forensic Center of Cuenca,” said President Guillermo Lasso’s press office. Five of the inmates were “mutilated” in the clash in the El Turi prison in Cuenca, Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said. Ecuador has struggled in recent years to contain prison violence — usually gang-related — with 320 inmates killed in riots in 2021. Read Also: Trump’s Truth Social…

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal says he has prostate cancer and has been receiving treatment, but still plans to lead his team at the World Cup in Qatar in seven months’ time. The 70-year-old told RTL television on Sunday that the players “don’t know it”, adding he has undergone 25 bouts of radiotherapy, including during training camps with the Dutch team. The players “think I’m in good health, but I’m not”, said the former Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Ajax coach, who began treatment last year after his diagnosis in 2020. “It’s part of my life,” he added in…

Officers of the FCT command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been gripped by fear following the discovery of several deadly snakes in their office premises. The shocking discovery was made after a snake attacked a telecommunications worker who decided to use a toilet in the Premises. He was bitten twice on the manhood and was rushed to a hospital. The family insisted he should be withdrawn and taken to traditional healers. Speaking on the incident, an officer revealed; “On that fateful day, my colleague and I were coming out of the security post when the…