England Beat Mexico 3-2 to Reach World Cup Quarter-finals

England players celebrating victory over Mexico after a 3-2 Round of 16 match to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso England booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after edging co-hosts Mexico 3-2 in a pulsating Round of 16 encounter, as France, Morocco and Norway also secured their places in the last eight. The Three Lions recovered from an early setback with Jude Bellingham scoring twice in […]

France, Norway, Mexico Reach FIFA World Cup Last 16

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso France, Norway and co-hosts Mexico secured places in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with impressive victories in Tuesday’s Round of 32 fixtures. France underlined their title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Sweden, inspired by captain Kylian Mbappé’s brace. Mbappé broke the deadlock just before half-time […]

NDLEA Busts Oyo Forest Meth Lab, Arrests Mexican Expert

NDLEA officers during a raid on an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in a forest in Oyo State.

By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a massive industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican drug expert and four Nigerian accomplices in what authorities describe as a major blow to an international drug cartel. The operation, it said took place in Tapa […]

FIFAWC: Mexico Reach Last 32, Canada and Switzerland star

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Mexico became the first team to secure a place in the knockout rounds of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after edging South Korea 1-0, while Canada and Switzerland recorded emphatic victories in an action-packed round of group-stage matches. Co-hosts Mexico booked their spot in the last 32 courtesy of a 50th-minute strike […]

Three Red Cards as Mexico Defeat South Africa 2-0

By: Arinzechi Chukwunonso Co-hosts Mexico began their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign on a winning note, defeating South Africa 2-0 in a Group A opener overshadowed by disciplinary issues that saw three players sent off.   Backed by a capacity crowd at the Mexico City Stadium, the hosts took control early as Julián Quiñones capitalised […]

NDLEA Smashes Nigerian–Mexican Meth Cartel

NDLEA officers at a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in a forest in Ogun State during a major drug raid that led to arrests and seizure of meth chemicals worth ₦480 billion.

By Oluwakemi Kindness, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled a highly sophisticated Nigerian–Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The agency said it also arrested the cartel kingpin, three Mexican nationals, and six other suspects, while recovering drugs and precursor chemicals valued at over ₦480 billion from a clandestine laboratory in Ogun State. […]

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