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North Korea launches roughly 10 missiles into the sea in military display, South Korea says      North Korea on Saturday fired around 10 ballistic missiles into the eastern sea, South Korea’s military reported, in a show of force timed with a joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise. The missiles were launched from Sunan, the area near Pyongyang’s international airport, and traveled roughly 350 kilometers (220 miles), according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. Japanese officials said the missiles landed outside the country’s exclusive economic zone, and no damage to ships or aircraft was reported. South Korea said its military has increased surveillance and is maintaining readiness in case of additional launches while sharing intelligence with the U.S. and Japan. The missile salvo comes amid annual spring drills by U.S. and South Korean forces and at a time of heightened U.S. military activity in the Middle East. Analysts noted the launches signal Pyongyang’s defia...

 PRESS RELEASE Enyimba Throws Gates Open For NPFL Clash Against Plateau United The Management of Enyimba Football Club wishes to formally inform its esteemed fans, supporters, stakeholders, partners and the general public that the club’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 30 encounter against Plateau United FC has been declared a gate-free fixture. The highly anticipated match is scheduled to hold on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba (Elephant Park). This development follows the successful completion of the club’s three-match closed-door sanction, thereby paving the way for the much-awaited return of our passionate supporters to the stands. The club is delighted to once again welcome fans back to the stadium to create the electrifying atmosphere that has always made the Elephant Park a formidable fortress. Management also seizes this opportunity to express profound appreciation to our loyal fans, supporters, stakeholders and partners for...

 Pope Leo XIV meets Nigerian Catholic Bishops in Rome Pope Leo XIV on Saturday received members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria who are currently in Rome for their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit. The Ad Limina Apostolorum is a longstanding tradition in the Catholic Church during which bishops travel to the Vatican to meet the Pope and present reports on the pastoral activities, challenges and general state of their dioceses. The visit comes shortly after the conclusion of the bishops’ conference, where key issues concerning the Catholic Church in Nigeria were deliberated. A video released on social media by the Vatican showed some of the Nigerian bishops presenting gifts to the pontiff during the meeting. Earlier, a group of 37 Nigerian bishops met with the Pope on March 6, while another delegation of 35 bishops held discussions with the head of the Catholic Church on Saturday. Pope Leo XIV was elected on May 8, 2025, and formally inaugurated on May 18 of the same year....

 Abia State Bans Quackery and Unorthodox Glaucoma Treatments Amid Alarming Rise in Cases The Abia State Government has outlawed quackery and unprofessional practices in the treatment of glaucoma, including the traditional method known as couching, as health experts raise urgent alarms over the disease's growing prevalence and its role as a major cause of irreversible blindness. The announcement came during the 2026 World Glaucoma Week Symposium held in Umuahia and organized by the Abia State Eye Health Management Bureau. The event brought together medical professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders to promote awareness, early detection, and collective action against the "silent thief of sight." Chairman of the symposium and ophthalmologist Dr. Abali Chuku, immediate past Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, warned that glaucoma affects an estimated 80 million people globally and remains one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. He highlighted ...

 NSCDC Busts Suspected Baby Factory in Owerri, Rescues Five Newborn Babies and Five Pregnant Women The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Imo State Command, has dismantled a suspected baby factory operating at the World Bank axis in Owerri West Local Government Area, arresting the alleged operator, 52-year-old Tochukwu Ogaranya, and rescuing five newborns and five pregnant women. Also arrested was 47-year-old Godwin Nnamdi, described as a cousin to Ogaranya and suspected business partner in the orphanage home's operations. The breakthrough followed intelligence from a pregnant teenager who fled the facility on March 14, 2026. Commandant Basil Igwebueze stated that one of his officers encountered the fleeing teenager, prompting immediate action. NSCDC operatives raided the orphanage, apprehending Ogaranya and rescuing the victims: five infants aged between one and two months, and five pregnant women aged 25 to 33 years. Parading the suspects at the NSCDC headquarters ...

 PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH THE FAMILY OF LEGENDARY SUPER EAGLES MIDFIELDER HENRY NWOSU President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family of Henry Onyemanze Nwosu, a legendary Super Eagles midfielder who passed away this Saturday. Aged 62. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President Information & Strategy, President Tinubu joins the Nigerian football community in mourning the exceptionally skilled Nwosu, whose football artistry remains the stuff of legends. The President recalls Nwosu's brilliance on the field of play as a 17-year-old in the then-Green Eagles squad that won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations. It adds, President Tinubu acknowledges Nwosu's over a decade of service to the nation as a member of the national football team, his role in subsequent AFCON tournaments in 1982, 1984, and 1988, and his contributions to sports development in the country. The President states that Nigerians will always remember the late playmaker for t...