Kelechi Iheanacho is hoping to be fully fit for the kick-off of the new La Liga season.


Iheanacho joined Spanish club, Sevilla on a two-year contract on Wednesday.

The Nigeria international left Premier League Club, Leicester City following the expiration of his contract in June.


The forward, who has been inactive all summer, is now expected to start pre-season training with Sevilla.

The 27-year-old admitted he is not yet 100% fit.

“I have had the chance to do personal training with a coach. That helps my fitness as well. I’m not far off from where they are 100%, so I’m not far off. Hopefully, I’ll join them soon and then build the rest of my fitness with them,” he said in an interview on the official website of Sevilla.


“Hopefully, I’ll be ready to play the first game.”

Sevilla will face Las Palmas in their opening fixture of the new season.

Police authorities in Ogun State have arrested two suspected kidnappers allegedly responsible for many kidnap and killings in Ijebu Igbo and its environs in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state while five other members of the gang at large.

The seven-man kidnap gang, according to the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, were responsible for the kidnap and eventual killing of a 71-year-old father of five and another 37-year-old man who they buried in shallow graves at two different locations.

Leading men, officers and health officials to the bushes where their victims were buried in shallow graves, the Commissioner of Police assured residents that the long arms of the law would catch up with the fleeing gang members.

“These two suspects have confirmed being the culprits while their other partners are presently on the run. They are here to lead us to the shallow grave where the kidnapped victims were buried,” the CP said.

“We think it is better to follow that sequence, let us confirm that it is actually a shallow grave where the victims were buried.

“This is a seven-man gang. The important thing is that they have admitted to the commission of the offence and their cohorts are on the run.”

The CP vowed that the Ogun State Police Command is making frantic efforts to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.

He also reiterated to the residents of Ogun the police commitment to securing their lives and properties, warning criminals to steer clear of the state.

Sixty suspects comprising 25 males and 35 females have been arrested at a drug party in Abuja, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday.

The suspects were nabbed in the nation’s capital on Friday night following credible intelligence about the drug party organized by one Stanley Ikechukwu who was arrested at the venue.

Disclosing this in a statement, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the drug party dubbed “Go hard or Go Home. Pick Your Poison”, held at an apartment in Sun City estate in the FCT.

“At least six of the suspects: Victoria Adoga; Hamza Yari; Joanne Essein Joy; Socchima Valentine; Jago Imole; and Charles Indobuibisi, were arrested with different quantities of ecstasy and cannabis.

“The Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has directed that 20 of the suspects who tested negative to drug be released unconditionally, while 33 others who tested positive to illicit drugs were to be released on bail and will report at the FCT Command of the Agency on Monday to begin treatment and counselling,” the statement read.

*NDLEA intercepts N7.3bn codeine consignments as 2 excrete 150 cocaine wraps in Lagos*

*- Arrests 60 at Abuja drug party; destroys 18,632kg cannabis in Edo forest; recovers Tacoma truck loaded with imported Loud in Lekki*

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— NDLEA NIGERIA (@ndlea_nigeria) June 30, 2024

He said in an operation in Edo State, four suspects were apprehended in a deep forest in Ugun, Igueben Local Government Area of the state.

During the raid, NDLEA operatives raided and destroyed 18,632.22 kilograms of cannabis on 7.452888 hectares of farmland.

The suspects were identified as Endurance Okon, 24; Joseph Michael, 23; Ovoco Bright, 43; and Goday Abanum, 23.