Author: Rashaad Harris

Health officials in Los Angeles, USA are raising alarm over the “concerning” spread of a “zombie drug” that can have gruesome effects on addicts including eating off their flesh. Local street drug “tranq” – also known as animal tranquilizer xylazine can lead to horrifying results when mixed with other illegal drugs like heroin and fentanyl.[wpvideo JPGG1NZW]American authorities are now rushing to track it as it rapidly rises in use and can lead to skin and muscle rotting away, according to reports In videos shared on social media, addicts can be seen on the streets moving in zombie like movements, with…

Saint Obi, wife, siblings and deep cut from knife on his left eye By Zik Zulu Okafor His social life was blunted. Perhaps by his reticent disposition. His persona, two dimensional. To a distant public, he was upscale and cool. His manly bearing spoke loud. His onscreen image ironically amplified some idiosyncrasies; heroics, romantic adventures and traits that did not gel with the mortal privacy that eerily define his quiet and lonely life. Saint Obi, real name, Obinna Nwafor, was shy, almost bordering on timidity and insecurity. He cherished the pleasantly tranquil interractions among a few friends. He would vanish…

Flying Eagles of Nigeria ended their preparations for forthcoming U-20 World Cup which will take place in Argentina with a 3-3 draw with Colombia on Tuesday night. Abel Ogwuche’s own goal gave the South American the lead in the twentieth minutes while Cortes converted a spotkick the double the lead nine minutes later. The West African side responded via Jude Sunday in the fortieth minutes. Asprila restored the two-goal cushion for the South American after the break. Mohammed Ibeji and Emmanuel Umeh ensured the tie ends in a draw with two second half goals. Prior to tonight’s meeting with Colombia,…

Inter Milan are the first club set for the 2023 Champions League final, after knocking out city rivals AC Milan with a 1-0 victory in the second leg.The goalkeepers were the stars of the show in the first half, both making fine stops, but the breakthrough finally came with just 15 minutes to play as Lautaro Martinez hammered in at the near post to seal a 3-0 aggregate win. Inter went into the game holding a 2-0 advantage after Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan had struck early in a flying start to the first leg. Milan recovered some of the…

Granit Xhaka is set to become the first of several summer exits at Arsenal in what could prove to be the most ruthless transfer window of Mikel Arteta’s regime. Bayer Leverkusen are now close to finalising a £13million deal for the Swiss international midfielder, who will finally depart the Emirates Stadium after seven years of service to the Gunners following his £30m move from Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer of 2016. Sources had disclosed to Express Sport last week that Xhaka’s exit was looking highly probable despite his integral involvement this season having featured in all but one of Arsenal’s…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has promised that the federal government will continue to give priority to youth development through policies and programmes that equip them not only for survival economically but also for upcoming leadership responsibilities. He revealed this on Monday in Abuja during the opening ceremony of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 50th-anniversary celebration.Osinbajo, who was represented by Abubakar Aliyu, the Minister of Power, emphasised the significance of youth empowerment as a major factor in national growth.The VP said: “It is gratifying to note that NYSC has continued to renew and make itself indispensable by evolving policies and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned newly-elected and returning governors that failure to deliver on their campaign promises would affect their chances whenever they seek the electorate’s support to run for office again. This warning comes ahead of the May 29 inauguration of new governments at the federal and state levels. At the Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s induction ceremony for newly elected and incumbent governors on Monday in Abuja, Buhari made this statement.Buhari who was represented by his chief of staff, Ibrahim Gambari reminded the governors of the importance of starting the delivery of the pledges they made during campaigns right away.…

With less than 13 days to the inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria has implored the incoming president to stop illegal marriages and forceful conversion to another religion in the North against the wishes of the converts. CAN contends that Tinubu must be resolute in addressing ethnic and religious prejudice, adding that Nigerians must have access to economic and sociopolitical advantages wherever they want to live.Archbishop Daniel Okoh, the president of CAN, made these remarks at the Church and Mission Leaders’ Summit, which the Gideon…

The United States have imposed visa bans on all the players who acted to undermine the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Many, especially those of the opposition, who failed at the polls, have been calling on western nations, which are often the tourist destinations of Nigerian politicians, to ban those who partook in election rigging. Confirming the United States government’s decision to ban the disruptors was Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. He said in a tweet posted on his official Twitter handle on Monday. The tweet read, “We have imposed visa restrictions on specific individuals who undermined the democratic process…

A revised calendar of activities for the 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Super 6 has been released by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) with a kick off date of June 3 and final day of Sunday, June 11.Davidson Owumi the Head of Operations of the IMC explained that the revision of the schedule was agreed with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to accommodate the league and the Federation Cup.”With Federation Cup round of 16 and quarter finals fixtures slated for 24 and 28 of May, we reasoned that the Super 6 can no longer hold from the earlier date…