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(CNN) has reported Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 20 young women over the weekend in northeastern Nigeria, 8 kilometers from a town where more than 200 schoolgirls were taken nearly two months ago, local officials said Monday.

The incident in the village of Garkin Fulani is the latest in a series of abductions for ransom in the area, according to an official with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, the umbrella union of all nomadic Fulani in the country.

The MACBAN official, who is in Garkin Fulani, put the number of women kidnapped at as many as 40.

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Despite beating Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in a pre-World Cup friendly on Sunday, assistant Coach of Iran National team Oceano Cruz, insist their only focus is on the Eagles game. Iran will tackle Nigeria in their first group game at the World cup and the coach says their preparations are solely geared towards the game. “We are preparing for the first match against Nigeria. Our only concern is Nigeria at the moment,” he told Globoesporte.

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Mikel Obi and Emmanuel Emenike Cause Unrest in Super Eagles dressing room: Keshi steps in…

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There is a bomb scare in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, ignited by a sudden build-up of security operatives around crowded centres, and previous Boko Haram attacks on the city. TheCable reports that some markets in the city, such as Wuse Market and the Garki International Market, were hedged about with police officers frisking a long queue of people. This was not the case yesterday. And the roads leading to Wuse Market, especially, are blocked by police vans, with traders and customers milling about outside the market.

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Odegbami, a member of the 1980 African Nations Cup winning squad, was at the team’s final training session on Monday in Jacksonville and praised the work ethic of the squad. “I like what I saw at the training ground, the hunger of the boys, the confidence they displayed and the way and manner the coaching crew conducted themselves. “Something tells me history is in the making with this team,” he said.

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Good morning, and welcome to yet another bright and sunny day….well, depending on which side of the globe you reside. I am glad you are on this page and be sure to leave it open, only to refresh to get updated on top news around the world.

Let’s start with the World cup, surely, bar any major disaster, and I pray for none, #BringBackOur Girls, we still remember these girls and their families, just thought I should slot that in, the WORLD CUP is on Thursday. Wow!

What a fabulous and morale boosting game for another African rep at the world cup, Ghana.

The 22-year-old Jordan Ayew who plays for the French Ligue 1 club Sochaux, on loan from Olympique de Marseille scored a hat trick to give coach James Appiaha good headache in Ghana’s last warm-up win over South Korea.

Ayew scored after coming on as an injury replacement. Asamoah Gyan was the other scorer.

”It was a good friendly match,” coach James Appiah said. ”It was important we put out a good team. Everyone who paid to come in here got his money’s worth.”

Even so, Appiah said Ghana’s not quite ready for its game against the United States next Monday in Natal, Brazil, he remarked with some modesty. ”It’s fine we won, but we still have some work to do,” Appiah said. The Black Stars know what it takes to beat the Americans – they eliminated the U.S. team from the World Cup in 2006 and 2010 reports Fpx sports.