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Fans of Chelsea and Real Betis have clashed ahead of Wednesday’s Conference League final in Polish host city Wroclaw, authorities said, warning they would clamp down hard on violence. Footage on social media showed fans in the city centre hurling chairs at each other and taking part in running battles on Tuesday evening. Polish police said they were attempting to identify fans involved in one incident and had detained a Spanish citizen after a scuffle on Tuesday night. A further three Spaniards were detained in the early hours of Wednesday after they took down UEFA Conference League Final flags. Last…

A Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of the state, to pay N900 million in damages for the arbitrary arrest and detention of nine elders from the Adara community, Kajuru LGA, in 2019. Hauwa’u Buhari, the presiding judge, on Tuesday, delivered the judgment in a fundamental human rights suit filed by one of Adara elders. The Case On March 22, 2024, Awema Dio Maisamari, one of the elders and a former president of the Adara Development Association (ADA), filed a suit for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights. Maisamari had prayed for an order…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel had eliminated Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted targets and the younger brother of the deceased group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar. Mohammad Sinwar had been the target of an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza earlier this month and Netanyahu said on May 21 that it was likely he had been killed. “We eliminated Mohammad Deif, (Ismail) Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammad Sinwar,” Netanyahu said, confirming the death to the Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset. “In the last two days we have been in…

Mohamed Salah says he can play until he is 40 years old and is still in talks about a possible future move to the Saudi Pro League. The Liverpool forward, 32, had a superb season, scoring 29 goals and delivering 18 assists as the Reds won the Premier League title. Sources told BBC Sport that Salah was in line to earn at least £500m in Saudi Arabia before he decided to sign a new contract at Anfield last month after a season of speculation. Speaking to Egyptian television channel ON Sports, external before supporters were injured when a car ploughed…

Lamine Yamal has signed a new six-year Barcelona contract following a breakout season in which he helped the Catalan club win a domestic treble. The 17-year-old Spain winger’s existing deal was set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season but his new contract keeps him with Barca until 2031. Yamal, who made his Barca debut as a 15-year-old in 2023, scored 18 goals and made 25 assists in 55 appearances as Barca won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in Hansi Flick’s first season as manager. Barca said Yamal signed the new contract on…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Nigerian soldiers repelled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on the New Marte area in Borno state. The attack began at 1:35am on Tuesday, with personnel of the army and air force engaging the insurgents in a duel. According to the Nigerian Army, the attack resulted in the death of “several assailants”, with two soldiers also killed. “In a joint land and air operations, troops of Operation Hadin Kai defeated a BH/ISWAP night attack on New Marte, Borno State in a gruelling battle that commenced at 1:35 am this…

Foreign students applying to study in the United States may have their social media vetted following a new directive from the Donald Trump-led administration. POLITICO reported the changes after obtaining a cable signed on Tuesday. In preparation for such required vetting, the administration is ordering US embassies and consular sections to pause scheduling new interviews for such student visa applicants. The cable was signed by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state. “Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consular sections should not add any additional student or exchange visitor (F, M, and J)…

President Bola Tinubu has extended warm birthday wishes to former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, commending his long-standing service to Nigeria and Rivers State. In a statement released on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, presidential media aide, Tinubu described Amaechi as a “dedicated public servant” who played key roles in shaping the nation’s democratic and infrastructural progress. Amaechi’s political career spans decades, beginning as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, followed by two terms as Governor of Rivers State. He also served as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, and later, as…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new governing council members for three federal universities. The institutions include the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). In February, the president had dissolved the governing council of UniAbuja and removed Aisha Maikudi as vice-chancellor over concerns about her eligibility for the position. In a statement on Tuesday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu named four new members for UniAbuja’s governing council. They are Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan (south-south), Adedeji Adefuye (south-west), Sarki Abba Abdulkadir (north-west), and…

A suspected suicide bomber has been killed by an explosive device on Monday in the nation’s capital, Abuja. One individual was injured as a result of the blast. A military source, who pleaded anonymity at the scene of the blast, said the man believed to be a suicide bomber was killed by an explosive contained in a rubber can close to the Mogadishu barracks in Abuja. At the time of this report, the military personnel, DSS, police and officers of the National Emergency Management Agency were taking inventory of the incident at the location Issues of suicide bomb blasts are…