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Varna's mayor walked back into city hall after spending nearly five months locked up, and the guy wasted zero time calling out what he sees as coordinated attacks against the fundraiser that covered his release costs. Kotsev told reporters his family took the worst of it during the whole mess...

Ninova ripped into Bulgaria's spending proposal, accusing officials of lying about having zero other options. The plan raises insurance payments for ordinary workers while boosting politicians' paychecks and funding questionable construction like an 8-kilometer road segment with a 2-billion-leva...

Bulgaria's government is trying to get its budget process back on track after protests made them hit pause last week. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov met with business groups and labor unions, and they apparently found some middle ground on the numbers. The next big powwow happens with all four...

Bulgaria's defense chief, Atanas Zapryanov, is heading to Brussels for some EU military meetings. The agenda covers sending more ammo and gear to Ukraine's troops, plus they're gonna talk about ramping up Europe's weapons manufacturing through a couple of funding programs. Ministers will also...

Cross River's current governor threw a whole appreciation night for four dudes who ran the state before him, and they basically gushed about how he's actually bringing everyone together instead of causing beef. The ceremony went down at the carnival kickoff, where Bassey Otu handed out awards to...

A village in Delta State is beefing with the government after some real estate company allegedly tried grabbing their farmland without sorting out payment or negotiations first. Issele-Azagba community leaders told reporters that Cubana Millennium Estate rolled onto almost 1.3 kilometers of...

Six dudes wearing veils rolled up to Tudun-Fulani village in Niger State and tried snatching a woman named Hadiza Alh. Mande from her house. She bolted when they showed up, but they shot her while she was running away. Police and local vigilantes got there pretty quick after people called for...

The Arewa Consultative Forum is pushing back hard after a video went viral claiming they want to give bandits the same amnesty deal that militants got during the Niger Delta situation years back. Their publicity guy said someone clipped an interview with their board chairman out of context to...

Ondo State just opened up a new command center and training spot for their Amotekun security crew to level up how they handle crime. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said the setup will help coordination and make officers sharper on tactics, and he gave props to Commander Adetunji Adeleye for getting...

Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, showed up at the Catholic Bishop's place in Kontagora to tell families that the 265 kidnapped students and teachers from St Mary's are still alive. He said President Tinubu canceled his travel plans to deal with the mess, and countries like the...

Governor Monday Okpebholo walked back the drama around yanking Presco's land after the palm oil company got slapped with a revocation notice for 13,545 hectares last week. The governor met with chairman Rasheed Sarumi and managing director Raji George at Government House in Benin City, and he...

Otunba Segun Showunmi from the Alternative Movement wants Tinubu to cut Nnamdi Kanu loose through some kind of political deal instead of letting him rot in prison. A federal judge handed the IPOB leader a life sentence after convicting him on terrorism charges for radio broadcasts that...

Yul Edochie patched things up with his older brother Linc and his aunt Rita after they all beefed publicly over his marriage drama with Judy Austin. The whole family showed up at some event where they were hugging and taking photos like nothing had happened. The brothers had a messy social...

Liquorose went on VJ Adams' podcast and broke down how she landed on her stage name back at the end of 2012. The reality star said she vibes with drinking, and her actual name is Rosaline, plus her mom always says booze never gets shy in their language. She admitted she barely makes it back to...

Temi Ajibade told people on the How Far show that her husband, Mr Eazi, staying cordial with former partners doesn't bother her as long as he keeps it surface-level. She basically said birthday texts are whatever, but if he starts creeping their social media and heart-reacting to posts, that...

Showmax dropped its holiday content roster, and Wizkid fans are about to eat with an HBO documentary tracking his come-up from Lagos to Grammy-level status. The streaming service is rolling that out after Christmas alongside a bunch of other stuff to keep people parked on their couches. The...

Davido is heading back to Jennifer Hudson's talk show for another sit-down, and this time he'll be chatting alongside Niecy Nash-Betts about his latest project. The Nigerian artist has been making waves with his album 5ive, and the appearance signals how much traction Afrobeats keeps gaining...

Nkechi Blessing got someone locked up after they snapped an unauthorized gym photo that ended up making the rounds online. The actress cried on the Honest Bunch podcast while talking about how the whole thing went down, and she called out people who get cosmetic work done but then turn around...

CeeC went on the Echo Room podcast and talked about how people in Nigeria keep mixing up her self-assured vibe with being stuck-up. She said folks there will hear one bad thing about someone and just run with it without ever actually checking if the gossip is true. The reality TV personality...

Tems hopped on X to chat with fans and basically said her music career blew past anything she thought would happen back when she was stuck at a desk job. The Grammy winner admitted she already crushed her original goals, and she's just rolling with whatever comes next. She bailed on digital...