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England and Ireland football fans clash as supporter dragged through street by police
England and Ireland fans clashed after this afternoon’s match as a supporter was spotted being dragged by the police through the street.
Police officers surrounded the football supporter
Footage filmed in Dublin shows officers on horseback patrolling the Irish capital amid clashes between football fans. As England fans chant “Football’s coming home” and large groups of people walk along the street, a supporter could be seen on the ground, surrounded by a number of cops.
At some point, the man was dragged by the police through the street while on his knees as other fans kept walking. It’s not clear if the supporter was an England or Ireland fan.
There was a large Garda presence outside the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, formerly known as Lansdowne Road, on the sunny day. England fans gathered at the Grand Canal Hotel, ten minutes walk from the ground, where the Guinness was soon flowing.
Rowdy Irish fans packed out the nearby Slattery’s pub, singing “Come on You Boys In Green” and a number of chants designed to antagonise Three Lions supporters. A small scuffle broke out shortly after 4pm as fans began to make their way into the stadium, but a Gardai spokesperson said there had been no arrests and no significant reported trouble before the match.
Tensions flared again as Gardai escorted the visiting English fans
from the stadium, half an hour after the final whistle. The route took them between two pubs packed with Irish supporters, who
began heckling and singing Republican songs.
English fans responded with gestures and scuffles broke out before mounted police intervened. At least three men, believed to be Irish supporters, were seen being bundled into a waiting police van by officers from the public order unit of the Garda Siochana. A Garda spokesperson said they did not confirm arrest numbers.
Gavin from Newry, Northern Ireland, brought his two children Sophie, 13, and Thomas, 11 down on the train to the game. He said: “We’re hoping England don’t win by too much. We will be up for it anyway.”
England fan Mark Jacula, visiting from Ontario, Canada, with his family including Audrey, 23, and Ben, 10, said: “This is our first football game.”We have never seen anything like this back home. The atmosphere is amazing, very exciting.” England went on to win the game 2-0.
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German authorities deported at least 137 Nigerian citizens across five chartered flights between February and June 2026, according to migration monitoring reports.
Data from the DERS Team and Refugees4refugees.org shows the deportations occurred in phases, with 27 Nigerians returned in February, 37 in March through a joint European Union operation, 24 in April, 23 in May, and 26 in June.
The February operation departed from Stuttgart and landed at Lagos Cargo Airport, with Baden-Württemberg listed as a primary participant. The March operation represented the largest single return of Nigerians recorded over three years and was executed in collaboration with Spain, Austria, and Belgium.
The reports indicate a growing reliance on multi-national chartered flights by European states to repatriate undocumented or non-resident individuals to Nigeria.
The United States has condemned the killing of members of the family of Plateau-based cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, describing the attack as horrific and urging Nigerian authorities to ensure those responsible are brought to justice.
In a statement shared on X on Thursday, the US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs expressed condolences to the victims’ families and called for stronger measures to prevent further attacks on vulnerable communities across Nigeria’s Middle Belt.
“The United States strongly condemns the horrific killing of members of Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo’s family in Plateau State, Nigeria. The continued violence targeting Christian communities and other vulnerable populations in Nigeria’s Middle Belt is deeply alarming,” the bureau said
The US said it had already engaged Nigerian officials on the worsening security situation, stressing that urgent action was needed to curb recurring attacks and hold perpetrators accountable.
“As I discussed last week with Nigerian officials, we must do more to prevent violent acts. The perpetrators must be held accountable, and urgent action is needed to strengthen security and protect Christians and other vulnerable communities,” the statement added.
The bureau reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to working with the Nigerian government to combat terrorism and violent extremism, stressing that Christians and other Nigerians should be able to practise their faith without fear of violence.
The statement followed the July 12 attack on Kum community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, where nine members of Rev. Dachomo’s extended family, including a two-month-old baby, were killed.
According to the cleric, the attackers, believed to be armed Fulani militias, asked for him by name before opening fire on his relatives.
Dachomo, who serves as Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, said his family had repeatedly been targeted because of his outspoken criticism of the violence in Plateau State.
He recalled that his grandmother and an uncle were also killed in previous attacks, adding that days after burying his relatives, he received a written death threat from the same group, warning that he would be their next target.
Saudi Arabia has updated its tourist eVisa programme for 2026, limiting eligibility in Africa to only three countries as part of its list of 66 nations whose citizens can apply through the Kingdom’s online visa platform.
The move leaves most African countries, including Nigeria, outside the simplified entry scheme.
The electronic visa allows eligible travellers to visit Saudi Arabia for tourism, leisure activities, family visits and Umrah, excluding the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Applications are completed online, eliminating the need for embassy visits and lengthy visa processing.
Saudi authorities said the eVisa forms part of ongoing efforts to expand tourism, attract international visitors and simplify travel procedures through a fully digital application system. The visa is available only to citizens of approved countries and territories listed on the Kingdom’s official tourism portal.
Below is the list of African countries eligible for Saudi Arabia’s eVisa.
1. Mauritius
2. Seychelles
3. South Africa
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