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Two quarter-final fixtures at the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament have been confirmed. This follows England’s Round of 16 win against co-host nation Mexico earlier today. A brace from Jude Bellingham and a goal from Harry Kane ensured the Three Lions defeated Mexico 3-2 to progress to the quarter-final stage. Thomas Tuchel’s side will now face Norway in the last-8 in the coming days. Norway had defeated Brazil 2-1 on Sunday, thanks to Erling Haaland’s brace as Neymar’s goal was not enough.

Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has officially confirmed this is the last time he will play at the World Cup. Ronaldo stated this during a press conference on Sunday, ahead of their last-16 clash with Spain. The 41-year-old’s sister, Katia, had hinted that the Al Nassr forward would retire from international football after the tournament. Ronaldo himself has come out to say he won’t be at the 2030 edition of the competition. “Yes, it’s my last one. Let’s go and enjoy it,” Ronaldo said.

Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate Peter Obi has attributed Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the ongoing FIFA World Cup to poor leadership and weak institutions, while congratulating African countries representing the continent at the tournament. The development was disclosed in a statement posted on Obi’s official page on July 5, 2026.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of running Nigeria with alarming recklessness. PDP spoke in a statement posted on its verified X handle on Sunday. The party was reacting to the scandal involving Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, and ‘the Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC’, Adeniyi Adeyemi.

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced 25-year-old Jerry Njoku to seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a ten-year-old minor. Delivering judgement, trial judge Justice Rita Oguguo held that the prosecution had successfully proved the case of defilement against Njoku, sentencing him to seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour.

Headquarters, Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, has announced that troops have recorded another significant breakthrough in the ongoing Search and Rescue operation to recover the abducted students of Government Day Secondary School, Lassa.

Former Fenerbahçe striker, Serdar Dursun, has raised doubts regarding whether Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen possesses the technical skills necessary to play for the prestigious Spanish club Barcelona, although he commended the Nigerian’s overall talent. Osimhen had another remarkable season with Galatasaray, where he played a crucial role in the team’s successful defense of the Super Lig title.

The Presidency has released an artificial intelligence, AI, generated image of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu depicting her as an akara seller. The AI image was shared on Friday by the official X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre.

.State govt provides free medical care for freed victims After spending more than two months in the den of kidnappers, worshippers abducted in a church in Eda Oniyo, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, have regained their freedom One of the victims, a woman, however, died while in the den of the kidnappers.

The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said the impending food crisis in Northern Nigeria is disheartening. Obi blamed the impending food crisis in the North on bad leadership.