Ronaldo retires from international football

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Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, has announced his retirement from international football, after 23 years with the national team.

The 41-year-old forward, announced the decision in an emotional message shared on his Instagram account on Thursday, saying he was handing over Portugal’s number seven shirt, after a career he described as life-changing.

“The day, has come for me to hand back the number 7 shirt of our national team,” Ronaldo said.

He added, “I never felt it belonged to me alone, but for 23 years, I had the privilege and the responsibility of wearing it, defending it, and carrying it with me into stadiums all around the world.

VIDEO: Oshoala gifts ex-coach brand new car

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Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala has gifted her former grassroots coach, Emmanuel Osahon Orobosa of FC Robo International, a brand new Toyota Highlander in appreciation of his role in her football career.

The club, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, thanking the Nigerian international for remembering the people, who contributed to her development, years after she rose to become one of Africa’s most decorated female footballers.

Orobosa, the founder, chairman and head coach of FC Robo International, was instrumental in nurturing Oshoala’s talent from her teenage years.

The club, said he had supported her development since 2009, when she began attracting attention for her football abilities.

Man stabs neighbour to death over roasted meat

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The Adamawa State Police Command, has arrested a 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Augustine, for allegedly stabbing his 21-year-old neighbour, Haggai Markus, to death during a disagreement, over roasted meat in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroji, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday.

Nguroji, said the incident occurred at Mararaban Vimtim on November 4, 2026, at about 8pm, when the deceased reportedly had a disagreement with Augustine, over roasted meat taken from a butcher’s table.

“In the course of the misunderstanding, the suspect, allegedly used a knife and stabbed the victim in the chest.

Wike dismisses UniAbuja ASUU strike threat over land allocation

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the threat by the University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, to embark on a strike over the reallocation of portions of the institution’s land to private developers and government agencies.

Wike, said ASUU, had no authority to determine land ownership or allocation in the FCT, insisting that such matters fell within the jurisdiction of the Federal Capital Territory Administration.

The minister, spoke during his monthly media chat on Thursday, where he questioned the union’s involvement in the dispute and rejected its allegations of land grabbing.

“What is the business of ASUU on our land? How is ASUU the owner of land? Is ASUU the owner of the union in Nigeria now? Is it the union’s right?” he asked.