Erling Haaland has unexpectedly become part of a major drug seizure in Ecuador — not because of anything he did, but because traffickers allegedly used the Manchester City and Norway star’s image to mark packages in a shipment of cocaine. Ecuadorian police seized 469 kilograms of cocaine packed into 370 packages after stopping a truck…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak has crossed a grim milestone: more than 2,000 people have died, with health authorities reporting 4,381 confirmed cases and 2,011 deaths. The outbreak, declared less than three months ago, is now being described as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. But the most alarming part is not…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is entering a dangerous phase, with cases continuing to rise rapidly in the country’s eastern hotspot zones. The World Health Organization is warning that the response needs to be scaled up urgently as transmission continues, particularly in Ituri province. The latest numbers show how quickly the…
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has called for more personnel to strengthen the agency’s enforcement activities as NAFDAC intensifies its crackdown on the production and sale of banned sachet alcohol and other small-volume alcoholic drinks. Speaking during a Channels Television interview, Adeyeye highlighted the…
The Lagos State Government has clarified that there is no restriction on movement during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, warning that any arrest or detention of residents solely for moving around during the exercise is unlawful. The clarification was issued on Saturday by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, following reports…
Anticipation is building across Nigeria as Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 11 prepares to premiere on Sunday, July 26, with organizers promising the biggest edition in the show’s history. The new season will feature a record-breaking ₦160 million grand prize, the highest reward ever offered since the reality show’s return in 2017. MultiChoice Nigeria has…
Crystal Palace Women midfielder Justine Vanhaevermaet has earned widespread praise after sharing photos of herself taking part in light preseason training while seven months pregnant with her first child. The 34-year-old Belgium international posted images from the club’s training ground this week, showing her participating in carefully managed fitness sessions as Palace prepare for their…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with linked cases in Uganda, has claimed more than 1,000 lives, making it one of the deadliest Ebola epidemics in recent history. The latest figures show 2,536 confirmed cases and over 1,000 deaths, with the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a nationwide enforcement operation to remove banned alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles smaller than 200ml from circulation, marking the full implementation of the Federal Government’s long-standing ban on the products. The operation is being carried out simultaneously…
Africa has become the world’s hungriest continent for the first time, overtaking Asia in the number of people experiencing hunger, according to the latest United Nations State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2026 report. The report estimates that 309 million people in Africa faced hunger in 2025, compared with 292 million…
