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  Vinicius Jr has matched a remarkable record set by Lionel Messi by scoring for Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League final win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday night. The match ended 2-0 for Los Blancos at Wembley Stadium. Following a scoreless first half, the Los Blancos broke the deadlock in the 74th minute when defender Dani Carvajal headed in from a superb corner delivered by Toni Kroos. Nine minutes later, Vinicius secured the win with a goal assisted by Jude Bellingham. Vinicius at 23, has now been directly involved in 22 goals in the Champions League knockout stages, tallying 11 goals and 11 assists. This achievement puts him on par with Messi, the only other player to reach this milestone before turning 24.

  Former Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed that the structure of the La Liga club has seen them become the most successful team in Europe. Mourinho was speaking to TNT Sports at Wembley after Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to lift their 15th European title. He said: “Real Madrid’s structure is so simple. “Florentino Perez, Jose Angel Sanchez, the chief scout, and the coach. That’s it. “It’s absolutely correct and why they win.” Mourinho himself failed to win the Champions League during his stint at the Bernabeu from 2010 to 2013. He has however won it twice with FC Porto (2004) and Inter Milan (2010)

  The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of soldiers in Aba, Abia State, during the sit-at-home order. On Thursday, IPOB had declared sit-at-home to remember those killed during the Biafra civil war. During the sit-at-home, some unknown gunmen killed five soldiers in Aba, Abia State. The incident took place at the Obikabia Junction checkpoint, in Obingwa Local Government Area. Reacting, Obi described the killing of the soldiers as appalling and a dastard act. Posting on X, Obi wrote: “I am appalled and saddened by the attack on our brave soldiers in Abia State yesterday, resulting in the death of five soldiers. “This dastardly act remains condemnable as it is a stark reminder of the escalating insecurity and violence that has continued to plague our nation under our collective watch. “Their sacrifice will never be forgotten, and we owe it to them to demand accountability and justice. “I condemn this in stro

  President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the federal government will come down heavily against those who have made it a habit to attack the officers and men of Nigeria’s armed forces. He said this on Saturday evening, in reaction to the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State, while the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB were allegedly commemorating. President, in a statement, said on no account should anyone, under any guise, have the audacity to kill state agents. He warned that the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the armed forces can crush violent non-state actors, making our communities unsafe. Reacting to the latest killing in the South East, Tinubu said: “I have received yet another disheartening news of the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB. “The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State, on Thursday when they were murdered, just two months after a similar tragic incident happened in