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  Reports have emerged that a Nigerian national was killed while fighting on the battlefield for Russian forces against Ukraine. The news was confirmed on Monday by journalist Jaafar Jaafar and security analyst Zagazola Makama. Makama, in a post, described the incident as tragic, noting that the man had left his family in Northern Nigeria to enlist with the Russian army. “Sad. He left his family in Northern Nigeria to join Russia’s army to fight Ukraine. He was unfortunately killed in the battlefield,” Makama wrote. Images circulating online reportedly show the deceased alongside his children. The war, now in its fourth year since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions. Russia has faced manpower shortages and has increasingly relied on foreign recruits, private military contractors, and allied militias to sustain its campaign. Ukraine, meanwhile, continues to receive military and financial support from Wester...
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FIFA World Cup draw set for Dec 5 in Las Vegas


 Las Vegas will play host to the 2026 World Cup draw on December 5, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

ESPN and TUDN’Mexico said Vegas had been picked for the draw of the expanded 48-team event, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

When the United States played host to the 1994 World Cup, the draw ceremony was also conducted in Las Vegas.

Fifa has yet to comment on the venue or timing of the event.

In 1994, the draw was staged in Las Vegas even though it was not a host city for any matches, a situation that is also the case for next year’s event.

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