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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! As someone who shops for a living, I know how annoying it is when a dress draws attention to all the wrong places. Bra-bulge lines are easily one of the most common concerns — especially when cold-weather fabrics come into play. They’re often too snug in the wrong spots or too structured to sit smoothly — a combination no one loves. That’s exactly why I rounded up 17 slimming dresses that flatter from every angle. From cozy cable knit styles…

The Adamawa State Government has announced a temporary shutdown of an iconic road junction in Yola for a crossover concert. The concert is scheduled for the night of Wednesday, December 31, 2025, till the early hours of Thursday, January 1, 2026. The government said in a public notice on Sunday that the Unity Flyover in Jimeta will be shut effective Monday, December 29, 2025 to the morning of January 1, 2026, so that preparation for the concert and the conduct of the concert itself can go on without hindrance. The Unity Flyover & Bridge in Jimeta is a famous road…

Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia on Sunday defeated Plateau United Football Club of Jos 1–0 in a classy NPFL encounter. A 68th-minute strike by Taheer Abubakar secured victory for the visitors, earning them the full three points. The Umuahia team, coached by experienced technician Imama Amakapabo, created several goal-scoring opportunities in the first half, but their efforts were rewarded in the 68th minute. In Aba, Enyimba thrashed Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan 3–0 on Sunday. Ufere Chinedu opened the scoring for Enyimba in the 8th minute after collecting a pass from Isah Mohammed. Edidiong Ezikiel added the second…

Electricity distribution companies have commenced the distribution of prepaid meters at no cost to their customers, although it was gathered that the meters are largely for Band A and some Band B customers. This is coming a few weeks after the Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Musiliu Oseni, accused the DisCos of refusing to pick available meters for onward distribution to their customers. At the recently held 4th NESI Stakeholders Meeting in Abuja, Oseni revealed that there are currently 600,000 to 700,000 meters available in the country. He challenged utilities to improve publicity and rollout speed, noting that…

Relatives of victims trapped under the rubble of the Great Nigeria Insurance  Building, gutted by fire on Wednesday in the Balogun Market area of Lagos Island, Lagos State, have called for increased assistance as search-and-rescue operations entered the sixth day. PUNCH Metro reported that the fire started on the fourth floor and spread to the sixth floor of the 25-storey building before engulfing the remaining floors and adjoining structures. A detached section of the plaza, estimated at about seven floors, however, collapsed during the inferno, trapping some traders and market assistants. While thirteen  individuals were rescued shortly after the structure…

When Air Peace Chairman and CEO, Allen Onyema, recently appeared on Arise TV and declared that “Nigerians are paying the cheapest domestic air fares in the world… a one-hour flight costs over $400 abroad, but in Nigeria, we still have tickets for N125,000 (less than $60)”, the statement landed like a thunderbolt. Not because it was liberating, but because it fundamentally clashes with lived reality. For millions of Nigerians who have become reluctant travellers due to cost, it is a claim that seems to deny what their pockets already testify: domestic air travel today is a luxury, one increasingly out…

Nze Anosike is a real estate developer and Lead Partner at Cribz Apartment and Cribz Construction Nigeria Limited. In this interview with DENNIS NAKU, he reflects on his ten years in the industry, the challenges of real estate in the country, and calls for strong institutions to regulate the sector and weed out mediocrity. Excerpts: Could you please introduce yourself and explain the primary business activities of Cribz Apartment and Construction? I’m Nze Anosike, Lead Partner at Cribz Apartment and Cribz Construction Nigeria Limited. We are fundamentally engaged in the real estate and construction sectors. We handle the entire range,…

Ademola Lookman has hailed his partnership with Victor Osimhen after delivering a man of the match performance to guide Nigeria to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Tunisia in Fez on Saturday, booking the Super Eagles’ place in the round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 2024 CAF African Player of the Year expressed satisfaction with Nigeria’s overall performance, emphasising the importance of securing three points. He noted that the team will take the positives from the match and build on them as the tournament progresses. “We are pleased with the performance today,…

Orange Money Group and Visa have announced a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to secure online payments and accelerating financial inclusion across Africa and the Middle East, as digital commerce gains momentum across the region. The partnership, which has already been deployed in Botswana, Madagascar and Jordan, where it has been renewed, was recently extended to the Ivory Coast with the launch of the Orange Money Visa virtual card. The companies said in a statement that the Ivory Coast rollout recorded strong uptake, reinforcing their shared goal of building a more inclusive and accessible digital payments ecosystem. Under the…

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, speaks with JOHNSON IDOWU on the challenges of managing disasters and emergencies in Nigeria’s commercial capital, among other issues. Excerpts…   What are some of the challenges with managing emergencies in Lagos State? LASEMA was established due to a gap in the coordination of emergencies in Lagos State, which was realised after the January 27, 2002, bomb blast in Ikeja. The challenges are enormous because the agency has not reached its peak. One of the challenges is that the personnel assigned to LASEMA, which is what we…