Ronaldo Caps Stunning Manchester United Comeback Against Atlanta

Cristiano Ronaldo headed the winner nine minutes from time as Manchester United came back from two goals down to record a memorable Champions League triumph against Atalanta at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had been booed off at the break, such was the lack of invention they showed in falling behind to goals from Mario Pasalic and Merih Demiral.
#cronaldo #manchesterunited #championsleague

Nnamdi Kanu Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Seven-Count Charge Of Terrorism

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO, has been re-arraigned at a federal high court in Abuja on terrorism charges. The federal government recently amended the charges against him raising them to seven counts as against the five counts he was previously answering to, bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism.
#nnamdikanu #terrorism #nigeriangovernment #ipob #biafra

TRUTH Social: Donald Trump Launches His Own Social Media Platform

Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will launch his own social media platform, TRUTH Social, according to a press release by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Trump’s new social network is set to launch a beta version in November, which will be available to invited guests only. Its national rollout is expected in the first quarter of 2022, the press release said.
#truthsocial #donaldtrump #socialmedia

Nigeria Beats Ghana 2-0 In Women's Nations Cup Qualifier

The Super Falcons took a two-goal lead over Ghana’s Black Queens in their Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture thanks to a brace by Sweden –based forward Uchenna Kanu at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Wednesday.
#nigeria #ghana #superfalcons

Bandits Bomb Abuja-Kaduna Train

Armed bandits on Wednesday reportedly bombed a train travelling between Abuja and Kaduna, inflicting technical damages on the country’s major rail infrastructure.
#bandits #bomb #abuja #insecurityinnigeria

Scientists are tracking new variant spreading in the UK that could be 10% more infectious than Delta

Scientists worldwide are closely tracking a descendent of the highly infectious Delta variant that is spreading in the UK. England's public-health authority said in a report on Friday that it was monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant called AY.4.2, which had infected more and more people recently.
#uk #delta #scientists #deltavariant

UK sets out net zero strategy as it gears up to host COP26

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday set out his ambition for a green revolution that he hopes will force Western economies to kick their addiction to fossil fuels. Britain at the end of the month hosts the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, which aim to strengthen global action on global warming.
#uk #borisjohnson #globalwarming #glasgow

Trump says he 'would have stopped the people from doing anything bad' if he’d been at Capitol riots

Former US President Donald Trump claims that he would have stopped his supporters from breaching the Capitol on January 6 if he'd been on the grounds with them.
#donaldtrump #uscapitol #us

Afghan takeover: Taliban promises cash, plot of land to families of 'hero' suicide bombers

One of the most senior figures in Afghanistan's Taliban government has hailed the sacrifices of suicide bombers at a meeting with families of the "martyrs" in Kabul.
Interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, listed as a terrorist by the United States with a $10 million bounty for his arrest, met the relatives on Monday at an upscale hotel in the capital.
#kabul #afghanistan #talibangovernment #sirajuddinhaqqani