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Pastor Chris Okafor, founder of Grace Nation Bible Ministry, has reportedly apologized and asked for forgiveness following allegations made against him by Nollywood actress Doris Ogala. In a video shared on Facebook by Ogala on Sunday, the cleric was seen kneeling before members of his church as he expressed remorse over what he described as mistakes made in the past. Recall that the Nollywood actress had called Chris Okafor out after he dumped her for another woman despite promising her marriage. While maintaining that many of the allegations against him were untrue, Pastor Chris said he was apologizing to anyone…

Nollywood actress Doris Ogala on Sunday said she has accepted an apology from Pastor Chris Okafor, founder of Grace Nation Bible Ministry. “Pastor Chris please don’t kneel. This was all I wanted. Apology accepted,” the Nollywood actress wrote on Facebook. DAILY POST reports that Ogala had earlier in the day shared a video of pastor Chris where he was asking for forgiveness. In a video shared on Facebook by Ogala, the cleric was seen kneeling before members of his church as he expressed remorse over what he described as mistakes made in the past. DAILY POST recalls that the Nollywood…

Katsina United have announced a change in the venue of their next two home fixtures in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. The Chanji Boys next two home fixtures against Kun Khalifat FC and Plateau United will be played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. According to reports, Katsina United’s original ground Muhammad Dikko Stadium is unavailable for the fixtures. Katsina United will return to their ground for the matchday 24 fixture against Abia Warriors. “Katsina United Fc next two home matches will take place at the Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar Mata Kano,” Katsina United announced in a statement on…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of retired Brigadier General Kabir Muhammad Galadanchi, a distinguished son of Kano State, who passed away on Saturday after an illness. The condolence message was conveyed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, in a statement issued to journalists in Kano on Sunday. Describing the late officer as a “true patriot,” Governor Yusuf said Galadanchi dedicated his life to the service of Nigeria, demonstrating exemplary leadership and unwavering commitment to national progress. “The late Brigadier General Galadanchi was a revered military officer who remained devoted to…

Goals from Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman were enough to qualify Nigeria into the Round of 16 after beating Tunisia 3-2 in a thrilling Group C encounter at the Complexe Sportif de Fès on Saturday. The victory, Nigeria’s first against Tunisia in three meetings, confirmed the Super Eagles’ place in the knockout stages and extended their impressive run to seven wins from their last eight group-stage matches at AFCON finals. Ademola Lookman was involved in all three Nigeria goals, providing two assists before getting on the scoresheet himself in a man-of-the-match performance. The Super Eagles had established control…

Bitcoin (BTC) eyed weekend highs into Sunday’s weekly close with the yearly candle in focus.Key points:Bitcoin sees an eerily calm weekend as analysis eyes a three-day bullish divergence locking in.It may take until the new year for capital to redeploy and the BTC price situation to change.Bitcoin is down 6% for the year, potentially marking a bearish post-halving record.New year could bring $100,000 BTC priceData from TradingView showed BTC price action nearing $88,000 after two days of barely any volatility. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewFriday had seen familiar fakeout moves as liquidity hunts accompanied a record $24 billion options expiry…

Kris Jenner is giving two thumbs up to Timothée Chalamet’s new awards season contender Marty Supreme. The Kardashians star, 70, offered an enthusiastic review for her daughter Kylie Jenner’s longtime boyfriend’s sports drama via her Instagram Story on Friday, December 26. She described Marty Supreme as the “greatest movie ever” and revealed that she’d been gifted one of the film’s red promotional jackets. The Nautica-style sports jackets — which feature the title of Marty Supreme in white print over three embroidered stars — have been worn by some of the world’s biggest stars in recent months. Of course, Kylie’s sister…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, “over their failure to account for the spending of the N14trn fuel subsidy savings they collected from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations, including details of projects executed with the money, and the completion reports on the projects.” The suit followed reports that the 36 governors and the FCT minister have collected trillions of naira from FAAC allocations as fuel subsidy savings since mid-2023. But the increased allocations have not translated into improved access to…

An international human rights lawyer and bilateral affairs expert, Emmanuel Ogebe, has stated the reason the US military chose Sokoto as its first target with airstrike. According to News Express, Ogebe said the location of the strikes appeared to reflect strategic familiarity rather than the scale of violence. He said Sokoto had previously been the site of a US military operation during former President Donald Trump’s first term, when American special forces rescued US citizen Philip Walton from kidnappers in 2020, killing no fewer than six terrorists in the process. The international human rights lawyer described Sokoto as an unusual…

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a suspect in the culpable homicide of a casual staff member at the Gombe Government House. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the incident involved two casual staff working within the Gombe Government House premises. The statement said the deceased, identified as Mallam Umar, also known as Baba Usama, was employed as a borehole operator at the Government House. “On 26th December, 2025, at about 1550 hours, a distress report was received that a male adult identified as Mallam Umar was found lying motionless,” the police…