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Shannon Elizabeth is still learning the online content ropes after launching her OnlyFans career last month — and her account is evolving alongside her. “It did very well in the first nine days,” Elizabeth, 52, explained on the Monday, May 18, episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast, commenting on reports that she earned nearly $1 million during the first week her account was live. When it comes to what fans can expect from her page, the American Pie actress confessed it’s still very fluid. “Everybody asks, ‘Well, what are the boundaries?’ I’m still exploring that myself. I don’t know,”…

The European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged support for Nigeria’s 2026–2030 National Drug Control Master Plan aimed at tackling substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The organisations gave the assurance on Monday during the opening of a two-day National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) Consultative Forum organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abuja. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Zissimos Vergos, said the EU remained committed to supporting Nigeria’s drug…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has stepped up surveillance and emergency response following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a confirmed imported case in Uganda. Although Nigeria has recorded no confirmed case of Ebola, NCDC emphasised that it is maintaining heightened vigilance due to increasing regional mobility and the risk of cross-border transmission. In a public health advisory signed by NCDC Director-General Jide Idris, the agency said it is closely monitoring developments in affected countries and coordinating preparedness efforts with the Port Health Services and other stakeholders. “Response activities are ongoing…

Former Editor-in-Chief of the defunct Daily Times and the Nigerian Tribune, Tola Adeniyi, has said that leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, brought bandits into Nigeria. Adeniyi made this revelation in an interview on State Affairs, a podcast hosted by Edmund Obilo. “All the leaders of the APC, all their prominent leaders said it publicly that they invited bandits into this country to drive away former president Goodluck Jonathan. “So the bandits we have, by their own ambition, were created, enhanced and influenced by the APC. That’s why some APC leaders or their agents will say bandits are…

National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has said that any politician who is serious about winning elections must align with the party. According to Basiru, aside the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the APC is the only party that has tasted victory in national elections. He said that makes the ruling party a proven vehicle to victory and the strongest political party in the country.  Basiru pointed out that the coalition coming against the APC in 2027 has nothing to show in terms of electoral victory. He told Arise News, “Aside from the PDP, APC remains the strongest…

Galatasaray and their star striker, Victor Osimhen met Turkey President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday night. This was in continuation of their  championship festivities which took them to the Presidential Dolmabahçe Working Office. Osimhen took the opportunity to convey his appreciation to the president. The Galatasaray delegation, headed by club president, Dursun Aydın Özbek and manager, Okan Buruk, was welcomed by Erdoğan in celebration of their triumph. Osimhen was one of the key players as The Lion clinched a fourth consecutive title with one match remaining, netting fifteen goals and providing five assists in twenty-two appearances. During the ceremony, the Nigerian international…

Controversy and protests trailed Monday’s All Progressives Congress senatorial primaries in Kogi State, even as former Governor Yahaya Bello and other aspirants won in their respective districts. Tension flared in Kogi East Senatorial District where incumbent Senator Jibrin Isah, popularly known as Echocho, rejected the conduct of the primary election. In a viral video, the visibly agitated senator alleged that election materials and officials were absent in several wards, including his own, insisting that no proper election took place. Echocho accused party officials of bias, claiming that results were “prepared at the Government House before the commencement of the exercise.”…

A shooting on Monday at a mosque complex in southern California killed three people, with two suspected teenage gunmen later found dead in a car from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said. Police said emergency response teams found the victims outside the sprawling Islamic Centre of San Diego, before later finding the shooters, aged 18 and 17, also dead. TV footage from a helicopter showed armed response teams gathered outside a building, with one unidentified person lying in a pool of blood. “We are actively investigating this as a hate crime,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters. “There…

Last week, the National Security Advisor, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met with US Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a meeting that underscores the importance of the Nigerian/US security relationship. The meeting comes at an important time for Nigeria as it seeks to defeat terrorist groups that are seeking to undermine the government, destroying lives and livelihoods across the country. Security cooperation between the United States and Nigeria was central to these discussions. This comes against the backdrop of escalating terrorist activity in Nigeria. Two weeks ago, ISIS militants killed at least 29 people in an…

The All Progressives Congress has cleared several aspirants to contest its senatorial primaries in Cross River State following a screening exercise conducted by the party’s National Organising Secretary. Announcing the outcome in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Monday, the National Organising Secretary said the exercise was carried out to ensure compliance with party guidelines and to allow only qualified aspirants to proceed to the primaries. “We have completed the screening of aspirants across the senatorial districts and only those who met the requirements have been cleared to participate in the primaries,” NOS said. In the Cross River…