A fire outbreak has been reported at a building housing a branch of Polaris Bank on Broad Street, Lagos Island. Videos shared online show smoke billowing from the bank building. The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained. Emergency responders are at the scene to put out the fire….
The United Arab Emirates has become the first Arab country to introduce a social media ban for children under 15, preventing them from creating personal accounts even with parental consent. The rules, approved by the UAE cabinet on Thursday, come as governments around the world have increasingly moved to restrict children’s access to…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has explained that the ongoing power outage affecting several communities in the Western Region stems from an upstream fault. In a public notice released on Thursday, June 18, 2026, the company listed a number of affected areas, including Diabene, Nkroful, Kansawurodu, Ntankorful, Mt Zion, Anaji, East Tanokrom, TTI, Effiakuma,…
Family members, friends, and colleagues of late Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo gathered in his hometown in Abia State on Thursday to bid him a final farewell as he was laid to rest at his family compound. The 40-year-old actor, who was battling kidney cancer, passed away in May 2026 while receiving medical care at a…
Prospective job seekers can find some of the advertised online jobs below as of June 18, 2026, published today. The post Thursday: Advertised Jobs In Newspapers Today appeared first on The Ghana Report.
Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of former Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate. In a statement, Real Madrid confirmed that the 27-year-old defender has signed a four-year deal that will keep him at the Santiago Bernabeu until June 2030. “Real Madrid CF and Ibrahima Konate have reached an agreement whereby he will be a…
Yomi Casual’s wife has shared an emotional tribute as the final burial ceremony of actor Alexx Ekubo commenced in Arochukwu, Abia State. In a post shared on her Instagram Story, she reflected on the close friendship between her husband and the late actor, recalling how Alexx would often visit Yomi Casual for fittings whenever…
Ikenna Enekweizu, the National Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has revealed that Peter Obi wanted his close ally, Aisha Yesufu, to contest for the AMAC/Gwari House of Representatives seat rather than the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate seat. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Enekweizu explained that after Obi joined the…
A woman is facing murd£r charges after she allegedly set her friend’s Honda Element ablaze following a fight over Xanax as two people slept inside with a propane tank nearby. Nicole Najlis, 30, a self-proclaimed “fire goddess”, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murd£r and arson after the fire broke out at the Pilot truck…
Ivory Coast star Elye Wahi was reportedly arrested less than two weeks before the World Cup on suspicion of match-fixing offences. A report in The Athletic details that 23-year-old Wahi is the subject of an “active investigation” to establish whether the forward deliberately earned a yellow card while playing for Nice against Metz in…
