Delta State First Lady Tobore Oborevwori hosted an end-of-year banquet for royal wives and told them to keep their communities tight through prayer and mutual backing. She pushed the women to get their subjects registered for voter cards, saying political engagement matters for female empowerment. The event at the Governor's office brought together traditional leaders' spouses from across the Delta.
Oborevwori paid respects to three queens who died during the year from the Ubulu Unor, Umeh, and Ase kingdoms. Queen Ofejiro Ogbogbo from Ozoro Kingdom spoke for the group and promised continued backing for Governor Sheriff Oborevwori's administration while noting that leaving their home territories for state-level gatherings helps build...
Gunmen snatched Ibukun Otesile right outside her place in the General Gas neighborhood of Akobo, Ibadan, and police are looking into it. She runs Junior Chamber International Ibadan Elite for 2025 and has two kids, plus her dad, Reverend Olalekan Babatunde, leads Jesus Is King Ministries. The Christian Association of Nigeria put out an emergency notice after getting word about what went down.
Police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso confirmed authorities opened an investigation. Church groups started praying when they heard and reached out to security people, like the Police Force Headquarters chaplain in Oyo State. Nobody knows who grabbed her or if anyone demanded payment yet.
A bunch of civil society groups said Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan can finally prove her sexual harassment accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio after he dropped a 200 billion naira defamation lawsuit on her at the Federal Capital Territory High Court. The Nigeria Integrity Watch coalition thinks the legal route beats social media drama for settling their beef, which stems from her calling him a predator on TV and online platforms.
Dr. John Samuel Nangi from the coalition pointed out that this stays between the two senators without dragging the entire Senate or federal government into it. He told both of them to let judges handle everything instead of performing for cameras and chasing sympathy points from the public, since...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio told Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, through his spokesperson, to back up her sexual harassment claims with actual proof, since she keeps posting about the defamation case on social media without showing evidence. His office confirmed the lawsuit got filed over three months back, but Akpoti-Uduaghan kept dodging process servers until the court approved substituted service last month. They said her timeline about the case being brand new is completely wrong.
Akpabio's team pointed out that courtrooms settle legal beef instead of online drama getting weaponized for sympathy points. They brought up how she tried fighting her six-month suspension through social media campaigns before eventually serving...
Reality TV star Tacha jumped into the drama around X user Omolola Mensah, who goes by Aunty Esther, after the personal shopper refused a blood transfusion while battling breast cancer that spread to her armpit. People raised over 30 million naira for her treatment through a campaign that got backing from Victor Osimhen and other donors, but her church forbids transfusions because they consider it the same as consuming blood. The coordinator, Wisdom Obi-Dickso,n eventually backed out after reporting that her church threatened to kick her out and her family was leaving everything up to divine intervention.
Tacha said anyone determined to die should be left alone instead of being forced to receive help from them, and she called out Aunty...
Senator Ned Nwoko went off about some guy who lied online and said he was trying to murder his wife, Regina Daniels, and he used the whole mess to push his pending legislation that would force social media platforms to set up actual offices in Nigeria. The lawmaker thinks these companies get away with hosting defamatory garbage because they have zero local presence and dodge all accountability, while Nigerian media outlets have to follow the rules.
His bill would make platforms register in the country and deal with lawsuits locally instead of people having to sue them overseas. Nwoko argued this would create jobs, bring in tax revenue, and help authorities track criminals through the platforms while keeping Nigerian user data from...
Nollywood star Mide Martins just got handed the Imole Adinni title from Sheikh Tagana International Islamic Organisation, and she hit up Instagram to thank Allah for the whole thing. Her husband, Afeez Owo, got a shoutout for backing her through this religious milestone, along with some other people who showed up despite having packed schedules.
Martins made it clear that this recognition means a lot for where she's at spiritually right now, and she's planning to keep that momentum going forward with her faith journey.
Netflix dropped around 82 billion dollars to scoop up Warner Bros Discovery's entire production empire and streaming setup, which means HBO and HBO Max are getting folded into the platform. Ted Sarandos said the move lets them stack their catalog with classic Warner stuff like old Hollywood movies on top of what they already have. WBD shareholders are getting a mix of cash and Netflix stock per share.
The deal still needs regulators to sign off, and shareholders have to vote yes before anything closes over the next year or so. This basically makes Netflix even bigger compared to Disney+ and Prime Video in the streaming wars.
The Music Business Academy for Africa just rebranded itself as the Creative Business Academy for Africa and added film plus fashion training to its existing music courses. Godwin Tom from the Creative Talent Foundation said the switch happened because professionals need to understand how these industries connect with each other. The outfit has put over 1,500 people through its programs since starting up.
Their 2026 curriculum drops participants into a simulated business environment where they work across different creative sectors at the same time. Elizabeth Sobowale, who directs the program, mentioned they want to scale what worked in music education and apply it to other parts of the creative economy. The whole thing runs on three...
