By Hannah Johnson The Narcotics Control Commission in Ghana has arrested a suspected Nigerian drug kingpin, Uchechukwu Chima, in an intelligence-led raid at his hideout in Accra. The 56-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, following the discovery of 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, with an estimated ...

Japan (PC: FIFA, X) By Makua Ubanagu Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday. The runaway Asian Group C leaders failed to sparkle on a chilly night in ...

Senate By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis The Senate on Thursday approved the proclamation of state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The resolution was taken at Thursday’s closed-door session of the legislators to deliberate on the declaration and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi ...

Barcelona’s Spanish defender #24 Eric Garcia celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Spanish league football match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville on February 9, 2025. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP) Barcelona will play the rest of ...

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has called on the National Assembly to prioritise the interest of the people of Rivers State when considering the state of emergency imposed by President Bola Tinubu. Obi made the call in an open letter to the leadership ...

The Police Command in Benue says it has neutralised 12 bandits terrorising the Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi. Anene said that the command unfortunately lost one of ...

By Lara Adejoro The National Blood Service Agency has called on Nigerians, particularly residents of the Federal Capital Territory to donate blood to support victims of the tanker explosion that occurred on the Aya-Karu expressway, Abuja. The NBSA, in a statement on Thursday signed by its Director General, Prof Saleh Yuguda, ...

By Olaniyi Apanp As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria has been ranked 105th out of 147 countries in the latest Global Happiness Report. The country also sits in tenth position among African nations. The report, released on Thursday by the Global Happiness Council, evaluates happiness levels based ...

UEFA Nations League (CREDIT: UEFA I X) By Makua Ubanagu Football fans across the globe are in for a thrilling Thursday as both the UEFA Nations League and the CAF World Cup Qualification matches promise high-stakes action. The UEFA Nations League quarterfinals will see some of Europe’s footballing giants battle for ...

IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu By Deborah Musa The National Judicial Council has disclaimed reports that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been released and repatriated back to Kenya. NJC in a statement signed by its Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Ogedengbe, on Thursday in Abuja, ...